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Institute on the Constitution

Institute on the Constitution is an educational effort sponsored by the Law Office of Peroutka and Peroutka in Pasadena, Maryland. Our desire is to help individuals across America understand and appreciate their own history and heritage by reacquainting them with the worldview and vision of our Founding Fathers.

We believe that by understanding the way in which the framers of our Constitutional Republic viewed their relationship to God, to other sovereign states, to their families and to each other, we can gain valuable and practical insight into the foundational principles of America.

We encourage all individuals, families, churches, legislatures, civic and other organizations to familiarize themselves with our Constitutional heritage. Armed with the vision of the Founders, we can take an active role in the restoration of our Constitutional Republic.

The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview

Through the proclamation of truth, leadership training and collaboration with like-minded organizations, The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview seeks to build and resource a movement of Christians committed to living and defending the Christian worldview. Founded by Chuck Colson.

We work with Christians and Christian organization across the denominational spectrum to advance the Kingdom of God, focusing on the critical issues of our day, such as the sanctity of human life, the defense of marriage, the protection of religious liberty, and the restoration of virtue and ethics to public life.

Fully Informed Jury Association

The FIJA mission is to educate Americans regarding their full powers as jurors, including their ability to rely on personal conscience, to judge the merit of the law and its application, and to nullify bad law, when necessary for justice, by finding for the defendant.

The Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) is a nonpartisan public policy research and education organization located in Helena, Montana.

FIJA focuses on issues involving the role of the jury in our justice system and the preservation of the full function of the jury as the final arbiter in our courts of law.

The FIJA mission is to inform all Americans about their rights, powers and responsibilities when serving as trial jurors.

FIJA works to restore the political function of the jury as the final check and balance on our American system of government.

Citizens United

Citizens United is an organization dedicated to restoring our government to citizens’ control.

Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, Citizens United seeks to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security.

Citizens United’s goal is to restore the founding fathers’ vision of a free nation, guided by the honesty, common sense, and good will of its citizens.

Pennsylvania Family Institute

Their mission is to strengthen families by preserving the traditional, foundational principles and values essential for the well-being of society.

They are a research and education organization devoted to restoring these values to our state and nation.

They produce policy reports, promote responsible citizenship and work to promote unity among pro-family groups.

Patriot Pastors Small Groups

Pastors who have responded to the call of God to become Watchmen are encouraged to develop a pastor-to-pastor network dedicated to this all-important call, of raising up a generation of spiritual leaders who will press the spiritual crisis of our day upon the hearts of their people.
Here is a suggested step by step outline for initiating and maintaining a patriot pastor’s network.

This is offered by the Watchmen on the Wall initiative from the Family Research Council.

We are inviting pastors who have responded to the call of God to become Watchmen in communities and regions to develop a pastor-to-pastor network dedicated to this all-important call, of raising up a generation of spiritual leaders who will press the spiritual crisis of our day upon the hearts of their people.

We envision that once a pastor’s network (Ideally 12 but or whatever number the Lord brings together) is launched, that the time for prayer, relationship-building, and united cultural engagement would continue for one year, and then we would encourage intentional efforts to replicate, with each pastor in the network forming his own pastor-to-pastor network. Here is a suggested step by step outline for initiating and maintaining a pastor’s network:

Step One: Pray

Pray and seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance about:

which pastors in your circle of relationships you should invite to the initial meeting
which ministers with whom you should build new relationships and invite
how to establish and strengthen these relationships for the task ahead
Step Two: Invite

Schedule your first meeting within one month for the purpose of sharing the vision for becoming a Watchman with the pastors you are planning to invite.

A. Pre-Meeting Steps:
1. Pray for the right location, time.

2. Contact by personal calls the pastors you feel led to invite.

3. Secure location which should be conducive to privacy and prayer.

4. Follow up with confirming emails, letters, etc. Make sure all relevant information is contained in the communications, such as meeting times, etc.

5. Arrange for meal, hosts, and any additional help you might need with video, etc.

6. Continue to pray over those invited and for the meeting itself.

B. Initial Meeting:

1. Show up early

2. Pray for the meeting before anyone arrives

3. Set up for the meeting (TV, DVD Player, name badges, materials)

4. Greet attendees personally

Sample Agenda: Thursday, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

1. Open with prayer and introductions.

2. Share purpose of meeting and what God said to you at the Washington Briefing and why you are sharing this word with them

3. Show the FRC DVD

4. Ask them to make a commitment to:

Renewing their passion for prayer and re-establishing their church as a house of prayer, pleading with God for revival in His Church and another spiritual awakening in America.

Biblical Citizenship (hold voter registration on the first Sunday in July and/or the Sunday closest to Patriot Day – 9/11, recruit a Culture Impact Team, set up a Culture Impact Center, preach on moral issues, etc.) – see previous section on Mobilization.

5. Call them to a Season of Prayer (emphasis upon hearing what God is saying to them)

6. Share a fellowship meal.

7. Provide FRC materials

8. Decide on a meeting time for the next gathering that will work for most of the pastors. We suggest that you meet by conference call or in person at least once a month with your network.

9. Propose doing a small group study together from the suggested curriculum track on the Pastor’s Portal portion of FRC’s website. FRC is planning to develop its own materials for pastors and churches.

10. Conclude with prayer and fellowship

C. Follow-Up Activities:
1. E-mail a word of thanks for attending and reconfirm meeting time.

2. One week before the next meeting, make a personal call as a reminder.

3. Obtain the small group study and begin familiarizing yourself with the contents and facilitator’s guide

Step Three: Invest

Invest in your band of brothers.

1. Find ways to encourage and serve them. Celebrate with them, weep with them, and above all, pray with and for them.
2. Develop communication with your group by means such as weekly emails, monthly meetings, conference calls, and quarterly meetings, which are effective means of developing relationships.
3. Saturate your times with prayer. Getting pastors to pray together is the key step in advancing God’s corporate purposes for communities, cities and beyond.
4. Challenge these brothers to take action steps that promote the call to be the salt and the light.
5. Encourage open discussion, but discourage any one person from monopolizing the meetings.
6. Promote innovation. God will give strategies to His shepherds for their communities, cities, and regions.
7. Rotate the meetings between pastors.
8. Invite these pastors to the 2008 Watchmen on the Wall Pastors Briefing. If God has enabled you, help financially.
Step Four: Increase

As relationships are developed, the pastors in your group may feel led of the Lord to reach other pastors with the vision of becoming Watchmen for their community and the nation. The goal for replication is one year. In fact, the best introduction for prospective Watchmen is to attend the national or a regional conference. Pastors may have specific burdens which motivate them to action, such as for the protection of the unborn, the biblical definition marriage or our religious liberties. Encourage pastors to develop their own groups of praying pastors who will do battle for the soul of America.

Training Tracks

1. Prayer

Suggested Resources:

The Prayer Saturated Church by Cheryl Saks- The Prayer-Saturated Church provides all the step-by-step, practical help a pastor or prayer leader needs to mobilize, organize, and motivate believers to make their church a house of prayer. Written by a prayer leader who has been in the trenches of local church prayer, The Prayer-Saturated Church will enable any church–no matterthe size–to take prayer to the next level. This comprehensive resource also comes with a CD that contains printable forms–publicity templates, sign-up applications, prayer guides, and more–to promote, encourage, and energize your congregation toward more prayer. (Amazon $13.59)

Fresh Encounter – (Video Driven) Fresh Encounter consists of two six-session studies that explore the biblical requirements for spiritual awakening and revival and then helps a church make application in six key areas.

Begin with Member Book 1, the first six-week study, which focuses on revival from a biblical and historical perspective. Includes brief daily assignments. (6 sessions). Member Book 2 summarized the video messages for the second six-week study and helps participants spiritually evaluate the quality of their relationships with Christ. (6 sessions) 12 week study with 6 videos ( $99.95)

Disciples Prayer Life – A 13-week, in-depth course that guides Christians to develop an intimate and effective prayer life. Each week’s material is divided into five days of individual study which not only teaches but guides learners to practice the principles of prayer daily. A thorough leaders’ guide is provided to facilitate small group sessions for sharing insights and praying together. Each small group session is designed for one to two hours. Scripture memory cards are also included. No matter where you are in your walk with God, you can develop a deeper, more intimate relationship with Him. Disciple’s Prayer Life will show you the way. ( 14.95)

2. Biblical Worldview

The Truth Project (Video Driven) – The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group curriculum comprised of 12 one-hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This home study is the starting point for looking at life from a biblical perspective. Each lesson discusses in great detail the relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily life. ( $119)

How Now Shall We Live (Video Driven) – Author Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, issues a radical challenge for Christians to go beyond salvation to understand Christianity as the ultimate truth. This resource offers a practical means of understanding everything in the world around us, not just the Bible and our faith.By examining everything from education to politics to music to family, Colson introduces methods that will equip believers to represent Christian principles and answer difficult questions in any encounter. This interactive study guide contains daily Bible study lessons for the eight weeks of the study, plus four optional weeks that cover specific applications of the Christian worldview. Make sure each participant in your group has a copy to take full advantage of this daily study. ($149.95

3. Biblical Positions on Moral Issues Debated in the Public Square

Todays Conflict, Tomorrows Crisis Books And Leader’s Guide – Dr. D. James Kennedy addresses in a practical way how Christians can apply biblical principles to every area of life and still experience the freedom and richness we desire. He answers questions about Christian ethics, fulfilling relationships, and what the future holds for those in Christ. ( – $25 for 5 copies of Today’s Conflict, Tomorrows Crisis book and a Leader’s Guide)

4. Judeo-Christian Heritage

Restoring America Series (Video-Driven) – Peter Marshall who wrote the Light and the Glory teaches through America’s Christian Heritage The segments are entitled: Introduction; Christopher Columbus: The Missionary Explorer; The Pilgrims: The True Founders of America (Parts I-II); The Puritans and the American Covenant (Parts I-III); The Christian Faith of the Founding Fathers (Parts I-V); The Christian Principles of the Constitution; The False Issue of the Separation of Church and State (Parts I-II); Restoring America: How Can We Begin? (Parts I-II); and How Can Revival and Restoration Come? (Parts I-III). Twenty 30 minute segments. ( – $90.00 – leader’s and student’s guides are forthcoming)

Role of Pastors in Civil Government (DVD) – David Barton examines the Biblical teachings that caused generations of Christians to believe it was their duty to be involved with government. Discover how the actions of a few dedicated Christians changed the course of a nation. There are a number of other videos and books that will be of interest. ( 19.95)

5. Practical Action Steps

101 Ways to Reclaim America: Want to get involved but don’t know how? Reclaiming America for Christ is not an overnight activity–that’s why this booklet contains 101 different ways for you to get started. This completely updated, one-stop resource provides all the details and contact information you need to start making a positive difference in your community today! ( $5.00) Voter Tool Kit and Resource Guide – Basics on Christian responsibility to vote (

Q-What if I cannot get 12 pastors to join me in my network

A-While 12 is the ideal, some pastors will have more and others will have less in their network, also realize it may take time to build your network based upon your relationship with other pastors.

Q-Are you asking us to get involved in partisan politics?

A-Absolutely not. This is a call to form a Watchmen network is something with far more eternal significance. A recent poll conducted by the a national polling firm for the Culture and Media institute [ ] clearly shows that Americans believe our nation is in moral decline (74%) but only 36% believe we should live by God’s principles of right and wrong. There is recognition of a problem but an inability to see the solution. FRC realizes that our nation must experience repentance and revival if the culture decline in America is to be reversed. Therefore the Watchmen network is first and foremost a call to prayer. It is second of all a call to actively engage government. Christians must be salt and light in every realm of society, which includes government. We must work for public policy that reflects biblical truth, we should encourage and support Christians in public office, and we must personally serve the needy in our communities.

Q-What about the “Separation of Church and State?”

A-This is a misleading argument repeatedly trumpeted by secularists who denounce biblical morality and truth. As you probably know this often repeated mantra appears no where in our founding documents or governing documents. However, let us be clear, no one, especially bible believing Christians are calling for a state church. We do not believe any Church should rule over the State or the State over any Church, they were both created by God to fulfill separate but interrelated purposes. What is really meant by this phrase is a separation of God from government or Christians from the public square. This we unapologetically reject. We believe that since God ordained government (Rom. 13:1), He would want His people to influence it. After all, government is one of the spheres we should impact in our role as “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” (Matt. 5:13, 16). Active engagement is also a legitimate contemporary application for Christians in America of what the Lord Jesus called for when He commanded: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:21).

Q-Are you asking pastors to submit to another pastor’s spiritual authority?

A-No. What we are asking is that pastors enter into a relationship with fellow pastors for concerted prayer mutual-encouragement, and unity of purpose in bringing godly influence to public policy. The initiating pastor does have the benefit of experiencing the Watchmen Briefing and has something to impart to those who have not attended.

Q-Should we network with pastors of our own fellowship or denomination or should we try to connect with others?

A-Do both. We realize that getting pastors to build “bridges” with other pastors from different traditions and denominations can be quite difficult, but most Bible-believing pastors would agree that the Church of Jesus Christ is in dire need of revival and that America needs a radical turning toward God. There is too much common ground and too great a need not to link arms together.

Q-Is this one of those “ecumenical” efforts designed to get pastors to drop their doctrinal and denominational distinctives?

A-No. Pastor Alec Rowlands, who founded Sound the Alarm in Washington state after attending the first Watchmen on the Wall briefing, has nearly 1,000 pastors in his network representing a wide range of denominational and non-denominational churches. While they are one in their mission to pray and join together for united action, the pastors relate to one another without compromising the identity, vision or mission of their various and diverse individual churches.”

Q – Is the host pastor automatically going to become the spokesmen for the pastors (and by extension, their churches) in the network?

A- No. As Pastor Bob Emrich, who founded the Maine Jeremiah Project after attending the first Watchmen on the Wall briefing states to pastors in Maine, “We are not trying to be your voice, we only want to help you develop your own voice.”

Q – Will these networks of pastors be under the direction of FRC and carry the name of FRC?

A – No. FRC sees its role to come along side of local pastors and serve them. We are here to affirm our nation’s need for its spiritual leaders, encourage those spiritual leaders and equip them with the best information available on the key issues of our day. We want to help, but we are not called to equip the saints for the work of the ministry – the spiritual leaders are.

Liberty Counsel

Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organizations dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the rights of the family.

Liberty Counsel has hundreds of advocates around the world.

Patriot Christians should unite as individuals and as a church as partners in the fight to preserve our God-given rights and freedoms.

Family Research Council

Since 1983, Family Research Council (FRC) has advanced faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview.

FRC’s team of seasoned experts promotes these core values through policy research, public education on Capitol Hill and in the media, and grassroots mobilization.

We review legislation, meet with policymakers, publish books and pamphlets, build coalitions, testify before Congress, and maintain a powerful presence online and in the print and broadcast media.

Through our outreach to pastors, we equip churches to transform the culture.

County Sheriff Brigades of Pennsylvania

A group of citizens devoted to supporting our Sheriffs as they uphold their solemn oath of office to preserve and protect the inalienable rights of “We The People” in Pennsylvania.

Their purpose is to provide and promote educational resources, civic interaction and networking between the Sheriff’s Office and the citizenry. It is the people of this great nation who must become educated and united on a county level to preserve and protect this country, one sheriff at a time.

The Sheriff is the Chief Peace Officer in his County. Within his jurisdiction, the Sheriff has more power and authority than the Governor and the President of the United States.

The Sheriff has the power to deem a law or regulation unconstitutional and therefore invalid. It is his sworn duty to protect the people and stop tyranny at the County line.

Bible Verses about Partnership

1 Corinthians 3:9, “For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.”

2 Thessalonians 2:15, “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.”

Matthew 12:50, “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

1 Corinthians 1:10, “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.”

John 17:21, “That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

Ezekiel 37:17, “And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.”

Ephesians 4:1-6, “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, …”

Amos 3:3, “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?”

Ephesians 5:11, “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Acts 2:47, “Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”


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Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Blue

Friendly Friday photo challenge hosted at The Snow Melts Somewhere and Something to Ponder About, delivers the theme “Blue “ this week.

Though yellow is my favourite colour, blue and it’s many shades bring much delight and joy too. I find blue a more calming colour, one that is instantly associated with water and sky.

The photos below were all taken on a cruise to the Pacific Islands of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. When surrounded by nothing more than sea and sky, the striking shades of blue are soothingly endless.

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21 comments on “Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Blue

  1. That toe pic looks so relaxed! 💕

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  2. Beautiful views, you can’t beat sea sky and cloud photos. I love them.

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  3. oh wow gorgeous shots in blue! so peaceful to the eyes.

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  4. Just to tell you that I can’t see the three photos. Instead I see something like three ‘no entry’ traffic signs. Is it my problem or do you see the same?

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  5. Oh those are the shades of blue that we all enjoy 🙂

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  6. Beautiful blues. This post makes me long for my favorite blue ocean at the Oregon Coast

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  7. lovely photographs, draw the reader in

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11 for Legal Marketing AND Social Media? Dang!

First, let me explain my alarmist title. I’ve been sitting on this post for a while, in some ways waiting for inspiration to strike on how I should approach it. And just like that, I was given an example.

To mask the personality of this person, I will refer to him as Q. Q became a good friend in his sophomore and my junior year of high school, was my prom date, but we parted ways (aside from occasional contact) after I left for college. So while we worked together in organizations such as Spanish Honor Society (si) and Amnesty International, we know little about each other as adults aside from what is broadcast on Facebook, LinkedIn and the like.

So when a little flag popped up yesterday saying “Q has endorsed you for a skill: Student Affairs.”, I was understandably a little confused. While I appreciate Q’s faith in my ability to do my job, and I apparently appear competent based on the things I post and talk about (woo!), he doesn’t really know. Thus, my opening to talk about my concerns with LinkedIn’s fairly new Endorsement feature.

Originally designed as something of a “lazy man’s Recommendation”, Endorsements allow you to state your agreement with someone’s assessment of their own skills, or to suggest skills that you know that they have. As an example, some of my highest endorsed skills right now are Student Affairs, Event Planning, Higher Education, and Public Speaking. This has become the case by people visiting my page (or being prompted on their own) and clicking a plus sign next to the skills listed.

There are two potential, and in some cases, actual problems with this.

The first is what I mentioned, false recognition. I am endorsed in Higher Education by several colleagues and former supervisors, and even people with whom I have worked with on work-based projects outside of my office. But I am also endorsed for Higher Education by my neighbor, who I have only worked with in an unrelated event management capacity. And again, while I appreciate her confidence in me, she doesn’t really know that I’m good at my job. When endorsements are given in a quid pro quo form (i.e. “If you endorse me for something, I’ll endorse you back!”), they lose meaning. Similarly, to endorse someone’s experiences based on their potential to do the work, while encouraging, can ultimately be misleading.

Up to this point, I have spoken of others falsely attributing competence or expertise to me. However, it could just as easily go in the opposite direction. My second concern surrounding LinkedIn endorsements is false attribution. That is to say, rather than someone falsely crediting me with competence in an area, I could falsely bestow it upon myself. As an example, I am very interested in career advising, enjoy helping students determine their route in life based on their interests and abilities, and even have been known to proofread resumes and cover letters. But I don’t have “Career Advising” or “Career Counseling” listed as a skill on my page. Why? Because it’s not true.

I became concerned with this flaw in the Endorsement concept when looking to recommend an undergraduate student that I worked with several years ago. Among skills listed on her page: Student Affairs, Higher Education, and Leadership Development. This was difficult for me to understand. Has she worked in these areas? Sure. Is she competent in some areas of them? Maybe. But does she have a level of understanding of any of them that allows her to be endorsed for it? That may depend on who you ask. And further, if someone was to patently fabricate skills on his or her profile (Great example: if I listed basketball or calculus as skills), where is the control to prevent that?

So what to do when refining our own pages, or when browsing the pages of others in hopes of commending their good (and, hopefully, actual) work?

  • Endorse what you could speak about. Think of it this way. If someone were to see your face next to someone’s skill, call you, and ask you about it, could you speak well of the person in that area? If not, question if you take that moment to click.
  • If you can speak, recommend! If what you have to say about that person’s skills in that area is strong enough or substantial enough, take the extra moment to write a recommendation. Even if it’s short, it’s a powerful way to help them build their career, and to show others who they are in the office or in the capacity in which you know them. With such a competitive job market, it helps to “see” someone in the role; your words could do just that for a friend or a colleague.
  • Stay humble. When listing your own skills, think about what YOU may have to speak on eloquently in a job interview. If you don’t have an example of how you might tout your skills in an area of listed “expertise”, think about if you want it on a profile.
  • “Phone a friend.” If you have trouble determining what your skills are, speak with friends, colleagues and supervisors (who are familiar with your work!) to let you know where you excel. It’s a nice way to know what others think of your skills, and gives you a story to tell in potential interviews. Showing the foresight to get contributions from others, and the grace to accept what they say, are strong qualities that many employers would appreciate.

What do you think of LinkedIn endorsements? How do you decide how to list your skills? Have I left out any tips on how to be authentic but complimentary at the same time?

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The Beauty Looks to Pair With Your Erdem x H&M Scores

As previously written for and published by FASHION.

There are certain special garments, like a gown slipped into for a black-tie event, that dictate grooming patterns to match. (Laissez-faire chipped nails have no place on a red carpet.) But in everyday life, there’s a little more room to play. That doesn’t mean there aren’t specific choices that can really enhance an ensemble, though. With the drop of Erdem’s highly anticipated collab with H&M, we picked our top five looks and how to really make ‘em pop with a little dab here or swipe there, whether you’re lucky enough to have scored a piece, or are just dreaming of the fantastical collection.

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The People In Aid Code of Good Practice, 2007

People In Aid was created by the sector with a single remit: to encourage improvements in the way that staff are managed and supported. We were also created as a network of members, so that NGOs committed to improving their human resource management could do so together and had a central resource to assist them. Initially, best practice was identified and disseminated through the “People In Aid Code of Best Practice in the management and support of aid personnel”. The Code itself was drawn up between 1995 and 1997 through extensive consultation. Although originally driven by agencies in the UK and Ireland, with funding from the UK government’s then Overseas Development Administration, the input on best practice also came from the UN family, from the USA, from Continental Europe and from the human resources and field.

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An utterly classic pullover with modern shaping.

Sizes: Twelve sizes; intended to be worn with about an inch (or 2.5 cm) ease in the upper torso. Shown in size 34¾’’ / 88 cm. Jackie is wearing the sweater with 1⁄2’’/1.5 cm ease in the upper torso.

Final Measurements:
Bust measures: 30¼ (32, 34¾, 36½, 38¼, 40, 42¾, 44½, 46¼, 48, 50¾, 54¼)”/77 (81.5, 88, 92.5, 97, 101.5, 108.5, 113, 117.5, 122, 128.5, 137.5) cm
Length from hem to shoulder: 19½ (20¼, 20¾, 21¼, 22, 22½, 23, 23½, 24¼, 24¾, 25, 25½)”/49.5 (51.5, 52.5, 54, 56, 57, 58.5, 59.5, 61.5, 63, 63.5, 65) cm

Featured Materials:
Lorna’s Laces Masham Worsted [70% British Wool, 30% Masham Wool] (170 yds/155 m per 100 g hank) shown in color Buffalo Grove: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9) hanks or approximately 700 (759, 827, 873, 943, 985, 1066, 1120, 1197, 1260, 1347, 1449) yds / 638 (692, 754, 796, 860, 898, 972, 1022, 1091, 1149, 1228, 1321) m

Gauge: 18 sts & 26 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch. Recommended needle size of US 8 / 5 mm.

Pattern Notes: All photographs copyright Amy Herzog 2014. Model: Jackie Pawlowski. Technical editing by Alison Green.

Harrogate is a refined, comfortable pullover in a wool-lover’s wool. The classic cabled pullover is traditionally somewhat boxy and less-curvaceous; Harrogate updates the original with vertical waist shaping darts, hourglass cables, and a figure-skimming silhouette. It retains intricate-looking stitch patterns, strong vertical elements, and a lusciously woolly yarn.

Cables create an eye-catching vertical panel on the front, and the sleeves and back are simply trimmed in twisted 1×1 rib. The mock turtleneck neckline keep you warm on the chilliest of days. The combination of ribbing and simple cables gives a look that’s decidedly more complex than the actual knitting.
It is worked in pieces and then seamed, with set-in sleeves. The neckline is worked in the round after finishing.

Lorna’s Laces Masham is a sturdy, soft, wonderfully woolly wool with a subtly marled color texture. It works up into a beautiful springy and substantial fabric. Should you decide to substitute yarn please choose something sturdy, with great elasticity.

Harrogate is incredibly versatile and offers great options for all body types. As written, the neckline and sleeves balance one another out, flattering proportional figures. The strong vertical cable panels narrow the torso and obscure details of the body. Top-heavy shapes might consider lengthening the sweater; bottom-heavy shapes might consider shortening it or the sleeves slightly. Busty figures might consider dropping the neckline into something deeper.

Vertical darts enable easy customization to fit your needs. Should you desire less waist shaping than specified, either omit the shaping rows entirely, or omit/reduce only the shaping on the front of the sweater. Bustier women can work more increases on the front of the sweater, and not in the back. Extra stitches should be decreased into the neckline.

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iphone5s goldWhen President Obama entered the White House in 2009, he refused to give up his smartphone. The phone was a BlackBerry device, and it was something that he wasn't about to live without. Today, a youth group that Obama was speaking to asked the President why he didn't have an iPhone.

His response? Obama can't have an iPhone for “security reasons.”

This comment has made a lot of people wonder two very important things. First, if Obama can't have an iPhone because it's not secure enough, is your iPhone safe? Second, would the healthcare .gov site not have crashed if the President knew more about technology by using an iPhone?

Let's look.

Is Your iPhone Safe?

That's a tough question to answer, but I'm going to try to answer the question anyway. It comes down to what you do and who owns your phone.

If you have a company phone, your boss can look at what you do – it's really that simple. If you own your own phone, chances are that you aren't on the NSA's ‘Most Wanted' list. If you are on that list, make sure that your phone is secure, and that everything you send is encrypted – that's a joke, but encryption is vital all the same.

Obama can't have an iPhone because if any of his information leaked, that would be a big problem. But, wait, isn't that what his security team is for? Well, yes, but they couldn't figure out how to keep the iPhone safe, it seems. Or, maybe Obama just wants to keep his BlackBerry because he likes it – that might be the point of this whole thing too.

The Healthcare .gov Argument

Some critics of Obama's latest iPhone statement are saying that the Healthcare .gov site would not be such a mess if Obama had an iPhone. That's debatable. But, let's debate it with the stance that the iPhone's technology is superior to what BlackBerry offers.

With that in mind, Obama might have been more tech-savvy when it came to the Healthcare site disaster. If he had kept his eyes on what was happening with the site, that is – his V.P. did, in fact, tell press that he ‘assumed' everything was running smoothly, after all. Were Obama to have an iPhone, he might have had a better grip on the mess that the Healthcare .gov site was bound to make.

That's a giant leap in logic, but it's one argument that's going around today.

What to Take Away

Basically, use the device that you're used to. Your iPhone is safe, disasters like the Healthcare .gov one can't really be avoided all the time, and Obama likes his BlackBerry. Did I miss anything?

Incidentally, the Healthcare .gov site is still not fixed – just thought I'd throw that one in there too. Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Hate iPhone? Love it? Speak up!

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August 23rd, 2019

Boys be boys

It's TGIF and also, the first weekend when school has started.

YAY, the kids are back in school. To celebrate this occasion, I'm going to finished trimming the branches off of that tree thing in the back yard. whatever it is. I can't believe I've invested 3 days sawing and clipping branches. I missed the yard waste pickup yesterday, so it will be a whole week before I can empty the packed cart. then I can pack it again, and again......Till its done. But yesterday, I was stiff from the preceding three days of sawing, so I mowed the lawn! Wow, I need my head examined! But its done. So today, i'll do the finishing of this work and get busy with other things. ah....the weekend.
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Tag Archive | Dragons

A Dragon Desire by Tina Glasneck

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Thank you for having me on your blog today, Angela. I’m super excited to be here.

When I started the Dragon series, it was the result of needing something to balance out the darkness around me. It was my response to postpartum depression and grieving. Having a spark of an idea, I threw myself into researching everything I could find out about the Norse gods, and Viking life.

Most of us are aware of Greek and Roman gods, and Marvel has taught us a lot about Thor, Loki and Odin, but once I pulled back the veil, boy was I amazed. The tales were so epic.

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I wanted my characters to be influenced by these deities, but also I wanted to infuse my world building with historical details. The first story I set in 1520, which is the time of the Protestant Reformation, and I wanted paganism and this new religion to interact. The second story then takes us to France in 1799, after the French Revolution and right before the rise of Napoleon. This time period is full of conflict, and so I was able to also include historical figures, referencing them in dialogue.

I have a graduate degree in religion, and love history. So, for that simple reason, I love to bring history to life – be it part of Church History, and referencing how Magic was regarded and punished, to the Haitian Revolt and the names of the prominent leaders behind it all. My goal is for my reader to leave with a nugget of truth.

For the first book, I took a college course through the University of Barcelona on Magic in the Middle Ages.  I wanted to make sure that I had those facts correct to be able to present the conflict in such a way that the reader would understand the overlying threat of being a time-traveling fish out of water.

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For the second story, A Dragon’s Desire, I researched colonialism, the Haitian Revolt, the French Revolution in all of its progressions, and the life of Napoleon – this included devouring anything that I could get my hands on regarding France at that time (for example the ceruse paint that they wore contained lead; and their eyebrows were made out of mice skin).

In this world building, I’m excited to see where the story takes us next, but also when. I’m ready to explore more of this grand world, and interact with these characters who’ve taken me from darkness into the light.

A Dragon’s Desire: Blurb

When you make plans, the gods laugh. All decisions come with consequences.

A Dragons Desire _ Jaz 4-name

In this second book of the Dragons series, time travel and fantasy weave together in a fantastical romance.

Although Jaz is a dragon, the fact that the paranormal exists hasn’t made life any easier. The Norse gods are a little too active in her life, and her lover, Erich, the necromancer, a Viking and demigod, is acting distant. His going from extremely hot to cold has her second guessing everything, and wondering if his proclamation of love was just simple manipulation, and if their relationship has lost its like new car smell.

When trouble comes, it comes in heaps, and right at Jaz’s feet. This trouble happens to send her back to 1799 to Étretat, France. The political upheaval combined with Napoleon’s forces and the threat of the Reign of Terror leaves her wondering who she can trust — one wrong move and she’ll lose more than her dragon head.

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Relationships are built not only on the love that the couple has for one another but also on their shared experiences. In 1520, while back in time learning about the great Black Knight, I’d also learned a lot about my handsome man. Staring at his profile now, his dark brown hair no longer flowed as it had, but his austere appearance did not mar the attractiveness of his strong features. A neatly trimmed beard rested along a strong jaw and if I told a joke or two, I was sure I could get those gray eyes to turn silver. I loved him, and he kept my heart safe. I’d do whatever it took to keep those seeds of love alive.

His eyes grazed over my body, and in one nanosecond, all the magic I’d been storing up formed into a tight, bright orange ball and then exploded around us.

“What did you do?” Tink asked.

Her question made me stop giving Erich my come-hither stare. Would I be a bad friend if I admitted that I wanted to kick out Tink, his non-blood relation who he called sister on this earthly plane, so that I could explore where his hot gaze might lead?

Tink snapped her fingers before my eyes.

“Jaz,” she screamed. “What did you do?” She backed up until the kitchen table jammed into her side.

It was then I noticed the army of fire ants that paraded down the wall and marched toward her. Climbing on top of each other, they quickly formed a three-dimensional shape resembling a moving wave.

“Make it stop!” she said.

I had no idea how to make fire ants obey me. Hell, I didn’t even know I could conjure them up. Like a madwoman, I gathered pots and pans and began to scoop them up, while saying every Latin word I could think of. “Sic semper tyrannis,” I said, as if the motto of the Virginian flag might help.

Instead the ants continued to pile on top of one another. Tink scampered away, and still they came.

She followed my lead and started to bang together pots and pans to knock them away.

“Say something to stop this,” I said.

Tink waved her hands. Nothing happened. “I can’t. You’re magical. Your magic is not like anything I’ve ever handled. You have to learn how to hone in and control it.”

Brutum fulme” I then shouted, as if calling forth senseless lightning would cause a bolt to come through and fry the pesky things. Still nothing happened.

“I’m so not qualified for this,” I screamed. Frustration caused a tingling in my fingers, which rose up my arms like I’d touched a hotplate.

“Jaz,” Erich interjected, “concentrate.”

I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and focused on the dragon resting just below my skin. I felt her stir, awaken. Fire grew in my belly. My lips puckered and uttered the words the beast had whispered to me, “Carpe noctem.” Seize the night!

The ants stopped mid-step, frozen.

Hearing the beast, I repeated what it ordered: “Transit umbra, lux permanet.” Shadow passes, light remains. The fire ants disintegrated, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

Tink hurried to her cauldron, which was boiling over, vomiting a cloud of what looked like pixie dust on to the counter and removed her black choker with Chakra stones. “I’ve read of many wearing talismans until they are able to get control of their powers. This will protect you. Do NOT take it off, do you hear me?”

“Sure, sure,” I nodded my head, but really, I just wanted to push her out of the door. “Thanks, Tink.”

Tink looked first at me and then at Erich.

Instead of moving towards the door, I wished for it to open, and it did.

“I guess that’s my sign to leave,” she said and quickly packed everything into her wicker basket.

“I didn’t know I could do that.”

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Tina Glasneck Bio:

Tina Glasneck is a writer of crime fiction and fantasy romance. Her imagination thrives when it comes to hot coffee, great music and laughter. She believes in miracles, the power of positive thinking, and that in each of us a dragon lurks. Learn more about Tina on her website:  http://tglasneck.wixsite.com/tglasneck


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PANTS to that! I’m an evil plotter …

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Today’s author blog hop question posed by author Tracy Cooper-Posey, (next week’s chat guest) is:

Are you a plotter or a panster?  Do you plot your stories ahead of writing?  Or do you write and see what happens? (Writing “by the seat of your pants”.)  Why do you work that way?  What are the benefits …and drawbacks?

My answer is complicated! I suppose the short version is that my writing usually starts as free for all to a certain degree, but because I love building fantasy worlds – much of the ‘unplotted’ story starts to arrange itself according to how the characters live and react to the world and the other characters within – often dictating where the plot should go.

I’m currently working on the second in the series and this is slightly different in a way where I am writing like a panster – but with limits – according to the world I have already created in book one!

Lets do the HOP! The drawback of working both ways is that there does come a time where my writing branches off into the unlimited world of my imagination and clashes with the world I have written in book one and I have to wag my finger at it, tell it off and rein it back in to fit. All this whilst attempting to provide a completely new story!

In addition, I did introduce many (many) characters in book one as much of the book, although erotic, is based on a fantasy style collective group of people (Destaurian Guards) all working together to train their new Child of Destiny to fight the Pandora Witches and their mind-sucking minions. Of course, the girl being trained, is not happy about these freaks trying to make her into something she feels she isn’t. At first…  (Sorry I digress!) So it’s taking all my effort not to find another character ‘pop up’ out of nowhere and make an beeline for the main story. 🙂

See, I told you my answer to this question was complicated LOL  Over all, I’m an evil plotter and proud of it.

By the way, the writers expression of being a ‘panster’ conjures of the images of a me wearing a huge pair of pants – Y front style. Not an image I (or I suspect you) want to dwell on!

Yep, that's me!

7 thoughts on “PANTS to that! I’m an evil plotter …

  1. I had a hard time reading your post. My eyes kept drifting back to the underwear. 🙂 Never been a fan of “tighty whities” but these looked pretty good.

    I wish I could be an “evil plotter” Pantsing works well when it works, but if no one is talking, then I’m at a loss.

  2. LOL I’m so laughing at your title, and what kind of imges the title of panster conjures up for you. Although, I’m not much of a Y-front kinda girl, I am a panster! I wish it was different, I wish I could plot and plan…but my writing really suffers when I do that. So fly by the seat of my, erm, lacy knickers, I do 🙂
    Fun glad I joined in on the Blog Hop this week, so many interesting perspectives on an age old question.

  3. Whatever coherent response I have to this post keeps getting drowned out by the voice in my head that keeps shreking “Lookie! Tighty whities!” 🙂

    As my writing evolves, I’ve learned that there is some benefit to plotting and doing some homework. It’s still something I abhor and actually hampers my ability to get down to the business of writing, if I get too involved–so I tend to be as perfunctory about it as i can get away with.

    Not all writing projects will let me get away with flying by the seat of my pants though, Is somethign I’ve learned over the years.

    I’m doing the Author Blog Hop today too. This was my answer to today’s question:
    “Plotter or Pantser – Does it Matter?”

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The AV Battle Callout Phonebook ☎

Old Man Dream: my freelance work. But will try to get through it as I have time to do so. Sept 17, 2020 15:44:42 GMT
Old Man Dream: Done with Three Callaberos. See if I can do some sort of review for it tonight or if not, tomorrow at the latest. Sept 18, 2020 1:21:34 GMT
Old Man Dream: Review on Three Caballeros is up. Since Make Mine Music is not on Disney+, Fun and Fancy Free will be the next Disney film I'll cover. Sept 18, 2020 2:05:06 GMT
Taka: This week for summer anime had for me, 2 good episodes. Sept 18, 2020 23:16:32 GMT
Old Man Dream: Fun and Fancy Free's done. Will whip up a review for it at some point tonight. Sept 19, 2020 20:31:07 GMT
Old Man Dream: Review on Fun and Fancy Free is up. Next film in the Disney retrospective is the fifth package film, Melody Time. Sept 20, 2020 2:58:28 GMT
Old Man Dream: Done with Melody Time. Will get a review for it up at some point today. Sept 20, 2020 18:06:27 GMT
Old Man Dream: Melody Time review is up. Next Disney film I'll be dabbling into is The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Sept 20, 2020 18:52:30 GMT
Master Menos: All Derby Winners and Berserk has been added, Monthlies coming up next. Sept 21, 2020 21:47:52 GMT
Taka: Awesome job, Menos! Sept 22, 2020 1:52:35 GMT
Old Man Dream: Done with Ichabod and Mr. Toad done. Will get a review for it up sometime tonight. Sept 22, 2020 23:50:56 GMT
Old Man Dream: Review for Ichabod and Mr. Toad's up. Now back to regular feature-length films, with my next title to dabble into being Cinderella. Sept 23, 2020 1:05:04 GMT
Master Menos: Manga Nominations are up after a busy time! Do it while you can! Sept 24, 2020 16:10:22 GMT
Old Man Dream: Before jumping into Cinderella, found a means to see Make Mine Music. Did have to literally jump around between several different streaming sites to see all its segments. But nearly done. Not sure if I'll get around to reviewing it tonight. But... Sept 25, 2020 1:49:38 GMT
Old Man Dream: ...will at least get a review for it up by tomorrow at the latest. Sept 25, 2020 1:49:54 GMT
Taka: That's interesting. Some sites list Attack on Titan Final Season as Winter 2021 or Fall 2020 due to it being aired in Dec 7, 2020. Sept 25, 2020 3:03:56 GMT
Old Man Dream: Make Mine Music review is up. Now I'll see if I can get back to dabbling into Cinderella for the retrospective. Sept 25, 2020 3:53:49 GMT
Old Man Dream: On the anime end, have a review for Appare-Ranman up with my completion of the series. Sept 25, 2020 20:01:54 GMT
Old Man Dream: Have Cinderella done. Iffy on if I can do a review for it tonight. If not, will at least get one up sometime tomorrow. Sept 26, 2020 2:24:49 GMT
Old Man Dream: Cinderella review is up for the Disney retrospective. The next film I'll be watching is Alice in Wonderland. Sept 26, 2020 4:14:23 GMT


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Google’s Women Techmakers Empowers Women Globally

Google’s Women Techmakers Empowers Women Globally

Driven by the belief that a diversity of perspectives leads to better decision-making and more relevant products, Google began Women Techmakers in 2012, helmed by former Google[x] Vice President Megan Smith. Women Techmakers is a global program that celebrates women, encouraging them to pursue and excel in technology careers.

“Our goal is to inspire passionate, creative women through discussions with thought leaders, technical workshops, design sprints and networking opportunities,” said Natalie Villalobos, Google’s Women in Technology Advocate leading Women Techmakers. “Overall, we aim to tear down the boundaries inhibiting women from participating in the industry.”

To accomplish this, Google created a global event series for International Women’s Day and our own Telle Whitney joined the Mountain View Summit.

This past International Women’s Day, 11,000 women benefited from these 128 events across 52 countries. Summits were held at Google offices around the globe, along with meetups at several universities and with Google Developer Group chapters. At each Women Techmakers summit held in a Google office, participants received an Android Wear Watch, and learned how to design or develop a watchface.

Women Techmakers events cater to the communities in which they take place, and this year included global partners Girl Develop It, Women Who Code, National Center for Women & Information Technology and

Women at all levels are encouraged to participate in Women Techmakers – from CEOs and founders to designers and developers or beginners in any technology-related role. The team believes that no matter your background, career, organization or identity, you are welcome in the industry, and they want to help you find what you need to be successful. 2015 was the second year Women Techmakers hosted these events for International Women’s Day, and you can expect the series again in 2016.

Alongside events the Women Techmakers team also manages global program offerings, a social media presence, and pilot initiatives to support and empower women in the industry. Learn more at


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Doubling traffic to lead-generation landing pages

The problem: Content-marketing assets were buried on a software company’s website and received very little traffic.
One small link on the company’s home page led to its Resource Library.

The solution: As part of a complete relaunch of the corporate site, I made the Resource Library more visible and attractive.
Prominent home-page, sidebar, login-screen and navigation elements drive traffic to content-marketing assets.

The results: Average daily visits to lead-generation landing pages more than doubled after the site relaunch.
Doubling landing-page traffic

The details: Here’s what I did to drive more traffic.
The company hired a creative agency to come up with the site design. The entire marketing department contributed ideas and feedback on the new site, with my particular focus being the look and feel of the Resource Library.

Lead-generation assets are linked to prominently from the site’s main navigation menu and from the site’s home page.
Prominent home page links

Sidebars throughout the site highlight the newest and most popular assets.
Sidebars throughout the site promote content-marketing assets

Key assets are also promoted on the login screen, the site’s most viewed page.
Login screen promoted content-marketing assets

The main page of the Resource Library is optimized to help users discover a wide variety of content.
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Individual landing pages incorporate SEO best practices, including keyword-loaded URL addresses, titles, meta descriptions and image names.
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Devon Kitchen Remodel

This kitchen renovation was such a wonderful transformation from the dated and dark space that existed in this beautiful house when my clients purchased it last January.

The main goal of this project was to open up the kitchen to their soon to be family room. I felt the best way to remove the wall separating the two rooms was to create a large cased opening that would frame the new bar seating and create a smooth transition between the kitchen and family room. It also worked structurally since the wall that was being removed was load bearing and aesthetically, it was an architectural detail that matched the rest of the house.The pallete is neutral and classic with white cabinetry and a light grey island amongst stainless steel appliances and polished nickel hardware. The Carrera marble countertops are accented by a Carrera and Thassos marble backsplash in a chevron pattern for added interest.

The final part of this kitchen remodel was the addition of a window treatment on the big beautiful window overlooking their back yard. I proposed a relaxed roman shade so that a minimal amount of the view would be obstructed. The Family Rooms accent colors are navy and coral so I found this great Schumacher fabric and trimmed it in a navy tape to tie the two rooms together.

Construction: Duddy Construction

Cabinetry: Sterling Kitchens

Window Treatment: Urban Loft Window Treatments

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Blog Tour: Mettle by J.C. Valentine

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by J.C. Valentine
Spartan Riders, #2
Publication Date: July 26, 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, MC Romance

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Synopsis: Talia McKinnon said goodbye to love the day she signed the divorce papers and moved across the country looking for a fresh start. With work occupying her days and nights, a relationship is the last thing on her mind, until a run-in with a hot-as-Hades, leather clad biker changes her mind. He’s everything she shouldn’t want but has to have. The problem is, he’s not that easy to catch.

Tucker “Country” Abrams believes in two things: brotherhood and women. He takes his job seriously and his women hard, but at the end of the day, the only loyalty he has is to his club. So when a night with a beautiful stranger threatens to change everything, he’s quick to apply the brakes. But when a little detective work reveals that Talia may be much more than a one-night stand, Tucker is tasked with an impossible decision. Will he push her away, or go against every instinct he has and pull her closer?

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

In Mettle, we return to J.C. Valentine’s Spartan Riders MC world. This time, it’s “Country” who is taking us for a ride.

Tucker “Country” Abrams is a love ’em and leave ’em type of guy. He’s always known the whole marriage and kids thing wasn’t for him. He doesn’t even like the bunnies to stay the night. Tucker’s loyalty has always been and always will be to the Spartan Riders. Or it was until a sultry, little blonde walked into the bar.

The last thing Talia McKinnon was looking for when transfer jobs across country was love. Any chances Talia had at that were ruined by her ex-husband. But when her new job presents the chance to get down and dirty with a sexy-as-sin biker, Talia jumps at the chance. Why not mix work with pleasure, if doing so will satisfy all of her needs?

While Tucker and his brother’s are trying to get a step ahead in a dangerous game, Talia is searching for answers to a mystery she needs to uncover. Can their new relationship survive the jobs they’re determined to do?

Just like the first book in the Spartan Riders series, Mettle was an intense, sexy ride. The suspense kept me on edge almost the entire time. I knew that once Tucker found out the truth behind Talia’s job, things were going to get tense. I never imagine the entire story would have me in a state of anticipation! There were other twist and turns I didn’t see coming. I was completely surprised a couple of times while reading.

Mettle wasn’t just all suspense, though. There was another kind of tension at play, too. Sexual tension. The sexual connection between Talia and Tucker was very carnal and a little bit kinky. I was definitely fanning myself! There was also a sweet side to their relationship. Both had feelings for each other quickly that went deeper. Neither of them was willing to admit that their relationship went anything beyond the physical for a while, but I loved the way they both were secretly falling for each other. I enjoyed the comfortable way they were with each other.

I would highly recommend  Mettle to readers who enjoy MC romances or the Romantic Suspense genre. It was definitely filled with several steamy scenes and a whole lot of action. I would suggest reading the first Spartan Riders novel, GRIT, before reading Mettle, though; it sets up a major part of this story.

**I received an ARC from IndieSage Promotions in exchange for an unbiased review.

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Tucker was frowning. “So you don’t want to…”

“No! No, I do. I definitely do.” She patted the air. Realized she looked like a crazy person and pressed herself against him instead. Up close, she could see the golden flecks in his caramel colored eyes, along with shots of pale green, like a starburst. “What I meant to say was let’s get things started.”

“So eager.” Looping his arm around her waist, Tucker pulled her in tighter, allowing her to feel his erection pressing against her navel. “I like it. Where’s the bedroom? Unless you prefer the couch? Or maybe the counter? I’m totally flexible.”

So many options. Unfortunately, the only place Talia could be certain the cameras weren’t watching was the bedroom. She pointed in its direction. “Through there.”

Grinning like a cat with a bowl of milk, Tucker carried the water bottles in one hand and held hers in the other.

Her room was just as expensively outfitted as the rest of the apartment when it came to the cost of materials and the level of quality of the furniture, but when it came to style, it was much more subdued than the rest of the place.

The difference was that it was Talia’s personal space and the one place she could retreat to truly relax. She’d read somewhere that the bedroom should be treated as a sanctuary in order to foster a calm mind and help reduce everyday stressors, which would lead to good sleep and all around better frame of mind.

Since she always got a full eight hours and could honestly say that her tension eased the minute her toes sunk into the carpet, she had to believe there was something to it.

A Ficus stood proud between three bay windows, surrounded by two club chairs that she alternated between using for reading and to prop her feet on. The bed was a standard queen with an antique iron frame that’d been painted white and then destressed in places to expose the ironwork underneath. The predominate color in the room was Robin’s egg blue with spots of yellow and touches of red sprinkled here and there to create pops of color.

It was a no-fuss space that always made her feel at home in a place that was far from it. Just another way that her job was different from everyone else’s: whereas most people worked an eight-hour shift and called it a day, she literally lived her job most days, so she rarely got to leave work behind at the end of the day. It was a reality that rarely bothered her, but when the occasion did arise, it was a struggle to remind herself why she’d chosen the profession and how much she enjoyed it.

“I like your style,” Tuck praised as he took the lead, heading straight for the bed with her in tow. “It’s surprisingly masculine.”

He was referring to the choice of furniture: bulky dark grain woods mixed with metalwork and plain beige fabrics. Very basic, very streamline. No doubt, the women he usually spent his time with were all about the usual pink and floral with ruffles routine girls were taught to like. Bleh. She had never been the type to conform to societal norms.

“Thanks.” She wished she could say that she’d decorated it herself, but that would be a lie, and given the way he seemed to look straight through her most of the time, she wasn’t even going to go there.

“Okay, so how do you want to do this?” he asked. Setting the bottles down on the side table, taking care to use the coasters she kept in every room, he turned to face her.

“I’m not sure what you mean.” How to do what? Whatever it was, she knew he couldn’t be talking about sex, because he definitely knew his way around that.

“Sex,” he said, shooting that theory down. “It’s your place, so you have first dibs. Top, bottom, side, or standing. Or, if you really want to get crazy, Cricket told me about this one time where he had one of the bunnies stand on her head and put her legs on his shoulders while he—”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Talia yelled over top of him. “This is so not something I want to hear.”

“Sorry, yeah. I said the same thing, but some things you can’t unhear, and that? That was pretty damn interesting, so I’ll admit that I filed some of it away for later use. So if you’re feeling adventurous, just let me know, and I’ll be happy to hook you up.”

He winked. She may have swooned a little. “Yeah, sure, okay, I’ll definitely do that.” She rolled her eyes, hoping her disinterested huff was convincing. Sex while standing on your head? How did that work?

There was so much she didn’t know, so much she had yet to learn. It seemed that Tucker was determined to see to it that he fixed that problem posthaste. It was a good feeling, being wanted. Desired. During the last months of her marriage, Brock had made it a point to beat her confidence down, drilling it in that she wasn’t a good wife. She never cooked or cleaned to his standards, didn’t dress sexy enough or maintain herself as he wanted. In his eyes, she had never been woman enough for him, too independent, too focused on work and not enough on him. In hindsight, she wasn’t even sure why she’d married him in the first place. With her job, they were often separated for weeks at a time, and when they were together, they were always butting heads. Eventually, though, she’d come to her senses and realized that, despite what she did for a living, she wasn’t the problem. He knew what he was getting into when he married her and no matter what, she didn’t deserve the abuse. So, after telling him that he wasn’t man enough for her, she left without a backward glance.

Just because she was the one who left didn’t mean that it didn’t still hurt, though. Sometimes, like now, when she thought on it too long, it struck a chord deep in her that seemed to hum through her every fiber, leaving her feeling the lowest of the low.

But now she had Tucker, who made her feel like every woman in those romance books he read about. Did he learn a thing or two from them? Hell yes. She’d experienced it at his place, and now she was about to experience it again.

Stepping into his personal space, she slid her arms around his shoulders and smiled up into his face. “I’d like to start out on top, and then we’ll go from there.”

“Handstand sex?” he asked hopefully.

Her head fell back, the hangover now reduced to a dull ache, and she laughed. “Maybe.”

“I’ll take it.”

Absorbing the light in his eyes, the pure joy in his smile, and the euphoric feeling he gave her every time he looked at her like that, Talia thanked her lucky stars that she’d been assigned to the case she had…then wondered what she’d do with herself once it was all over.

But she didn’t want to think about all that now. Right now, all she wanted to do was get lost in the man in front of her and the untold pleasures he would bring.

Rising onto her toes, she whispered against his lips, “Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For being you. The last guy in my life wasn’t so nice.”

Tucker’s jaw clenched. “Then it’ll be my pleasure to erase him from your memory.”

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Synopsis: Gabby Morgan isn’t looking for love. Not even a little romance. Following a rocky past that she’d just as soon forget, she’s determined to focus on the future. One that most certainly doesn’t involve the tough-as-nails, short-on-words, hot-as-hell biker…or his kid.

Blake Mahone may not be done with women, but he’s finished with relationships. Then Gabby Morgan enters the picture. She’s flawless, refined, and as his kid’s teacher, way out of his league. She acts like she hates him, but her eyes tell a different story. Before he knows it, Blake finds himself hot for teacher, and he’s more than ready to learn all her secrets. Now all he has to do is convince her to give him a shot…without getting them both killed in the process.

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JC Valentine

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Series. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

J.C. earned her own happily ever after when she married her high school sweetheart. Living in the Northwest, they have three amazing children and far too many pets and spend much of their free time together enjoying movies or the outdoors. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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In 1767, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which placed duties on such imported items as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper. By 1769, after merchants in other cities had joined the boycott, imports of British goods had fallen by 40 percent. Women played an active role in the protests against the Townshend Acts.

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Parliament passed the Townshend Act in 1767. It placed duties or taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. The Townshend Acts were being disagreed upon it and wanted to protect its duties, so they decided to boycott things from Great Britain.

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Easy Guide to Hosting a Stress Free Tea Party

Have you ever been to tea at a ritzy hotel? One of those places where you’re convinced the waiter is silently willing you to commit an etiquette gaff? Where you second guess yourself with questions like: ” Should I pour the milk in my cup before the tea?”  “Do I spread the jam on my scone and then slather on the clotted cream?” ” Is it OK to eat all those delicious cakes and scones before the sandwiches?” Well, I don’t know about you, but that’s absolutely not my idea of a relaxing afternoon retreat from reality.

A tea party should be fun. A brilliant excuse to get together with friends, wear something girly (or not, if you’re a guy)  pig out on yummy foods you usually avoid, sip a glass of champagne, slurp down teas you love and try some new ones.

The beauty of hosting a tea party is that everything, except the hot tea, can be made in advance and set out on the table before your guests arrive.

Being a hostess can be a lot of work, but it doesn’t have to be.  You don’t have to play by the rules. Rules are made to be broken. Create your own tea party template. Own it.

My mantra for entertaining at home is “keep it simple”. I’m a caterer, it’s my day job to put together lavish tea time spreads for my clients.  But when I’m hosting any kind of party at my home I always make it easy on myself. I want to enjoy time with my guests and not be fussing around in the kitchen.

Sticking with that of ease of entertaining theme, I’ve put together some simple tips to help you host a stress free tea party. I’ve stuck with the English tea time model, but feel free to add your own twist to this basic format.

Tea Sandwiches – How Many Should I Make Per Person?

The only element of your tea party you should try and make are the sandwiches. They are easy to assemble and actually taste better if you make them the day before.

When we cater a tea party we usually provide our clients with 4 different types of sandwiches. Allotting each guest either 2 fingers or 3 quarters (triangles) of each type of sandwich.

  • Buy the thinnest sliced bread you can find
  • Spread each slice of bread with softened butter
  • Then, spread a thin layer of filling all the way to the crusts (edges) on half of the buttered bread slices.
  • Place a slice buttered bread on top of the filling
  • Cut off the crusts and slice each sandwiches either into 3 equal fingers or 4 triangles (quarters)
  • Fingers are easier to cut evenly
  • Place your finished sandwiches in a large container
  • Lay the sandwiches flat in layers, placing a sheet of wax paper between each layer.
  • Wrap well with plastic wrap and store in the fridge overnight

    Suggested fillings you can buy:

  • Tuna salad
  • Chicken salad
  • Egg salad
  • Smoked salmon
  • Ham & cheddar cheese
  • Watercress
  • Roast turkey & tomato pesto
  • Cucumber & cream cheese – wash cucumbers, no need to peel, slice thinly, blot dry with kitchen paper.
  • Tomatoes & goat cheese – wash tomatoes, slice (not too thin) blot dry with kitchen paper.
tea sandwich fingers on a white platter

Fingers are Easier to Cut into Evenly Shaped Portions

Cakes and scones – Should I Make Them or Buy Them?

Not everyone is a born baker or even has the time to bake. I say buy them. Support your local baker and economy. The cakes are dead easy to find. Look for beautifully colored bite size gems that will add a splash of color to your presentation. I love French macarons and mini fresh fruit tarts.

The scones might be more of a challenge to find, especially if you are looking for smaller sized ones.  Do your due diligence and taste scones from several different places until you find that perfect specimen.Calories be damned!

Don’t fret if you can’t find any bite size scones. You can always pre-slice them. That way your guests can take half and come back for more later without looking too piggy.

Scones really have to be served fresh. It’s best if you can buy them on the day of your party,. But don’t freak out if that’s not possible. As soon as you get them home, place them in an airtight bag & freeze them. On the day of your party, let them defrost at room temperature and reheat gently in a 300 degree oven for about 5 minutes.

Believe me, no one is going to judge you for not baking your own treats. They’ll be too busy marveling over the delicious goodies you’ve sourced for them.

A to Z Checklist Of Everything You’ll Need On Your Tea Table:

Use this checklist to make sure you have everything you need to host your tea party.

  • Cups and saucers
  • Tea plates
  • Butter knives
  • Dessert forks
  • Teaspoons
  • Serving bowls (for cream & jam)
  • Sugar bowls (one for cubes the other for Stevia)
  • Sugar tong (for sugar cubes)
  • Honey dispenser (not altogether necessary, but I love a smidgen of honey in a fruit tea)
  • Milk jug
  • Tea pots
  • Tea strainer (only if you’re using loose leaf tea – I say go with the tea bag option)
  • Hot water kettle (electric or stove top – to boil water for teas)
  • Tiered stands (for cakes & scones)
  • Serving platters (for sandwiches)
  • Water glasses
  • Champagne glasses
  • Water pitcher
  • Napkins (cloth or pretty paper)
  • Table cloth (not necessary if you have a presentable table)

The styling of your party is totally up to you. Perhaps you’re a Shabby chic vintage type who loves colorful mismatched china or perhaps you prefer a cleaner more  contemporary look and want to go with all white china. Whatever your style it’s OK. Use your imagination. Have fun with it. Check out our gallery page or  Pinterest for some ideas.

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Flowers – What Sort of Vase Should I use?

My advice is always to keep your flower arrangements low and  simple. We like to use our retired vintage teapots as vases. We also use mason jars, tea cups and mint julep cups and vintage glasses… Get creative  Check out your local thrift stores for all manner of vintage things that could be used for vases. The possibilities are endless and  up to you.

Tea Cups Filled with Pink Roses

Scattered Around the Table These Cups & Saucers Make Adorable Mini Vases

Tea – How Many Teas Should I serve? Loose Leaf Tea or Tea Bags?

The hot tea is really the only thing you’ll have to make during your party.

I suggest you choose 2 different kinds of tea, one with caffeine and one without. Perhaps a black tea, like English breakfast or Earl Grey, and a fruit or herbal tea, like  blackberry and vanilla or lemon and ginger.

Loose leaf always tastes better, but it’s a real pain and pretty messy, especially if you have to keep making pot after pot of tea. Plus you’ll need to have two tea strainers on the table, which you’ll have to keep emptying.  I say go with the tea bag option. There are so many amazing choices out there, and honestly, most people can’t tell the difference.

Just before your guests arrive, make a pot of each kind of tea, plop them down on the buffet table and let your guests help themselves.

Should I Opt For a Buffet Tea Party or Full Sit Down?

If you are hosting your first ever tea I strongly suggest you go with a buffet food service.

Place the food and tea on one large table, make it look beautiful and plentiful.  Place the cups and saucers, plates, silverware, napkins, water glasses and flower arrangements on your guest tables and encourage your guests to help themselves to food and drinks from the buffet table.

A full sit down party is a lot more work and really requires serving staff to help.  Remember the mantra: Keep it simple. Plus a buffet is more relaxed option for everyone.

Buffet Tea Table with Finger Sandwiches and Savory Nibbles

Simple Buffet Table

I could go into a lot more detail about each section I’ve mentioned here and probably will do in future blogs. But for starters this is all you really need to know about hosting your very own tea party. Keep it simple and don’t overthink it. And above all, have fun!


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