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Sweet potatoes are a nutritious vegetable that can be added to many dishes. Sweet potatoes contain a variety of minerals and vitamins including calcium, beta carotene, and vitamin C. You can boil sweet potatoes before you eat them. You can either peel them and then boil them, or boil them with the skin still on. Once your sweet potatoes are boiled, you can use them in a variety of dishes.

Peeling and then Boiling Sweet Potatos

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    Wash your sweet potatoes. You should always wash produce before cooking it. Sweet potatoes are no different. To wash sweet potatoes, run them under cold tap water. Remove any excess dirt or debris from the potato. Make sure the skin is completely clean before you proceed.[1]
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    Peel the potato. You can either use a vegetable peeler or a pairing knife to remove a sweet potato's skin. You should also cut off either end of the potato with a knife.[2]
    • If you're having trouble peeling your sweet potato, scrub it with a produce brush first. This should loosen the skin, and make the peeling process easier.
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    Prepare a pot. Find a pot that's big enough that you can fully emerge your sweet potato, or sweet potatoes, in water. You want to make sure all the potatoes fit comfortably without being crowded. You also want to make sure you have a cover for the pot you choose.[3]
    • Once you find a suitable pot, fill it about halfway full with tap water.
    • Add your sweet potato, or sweet potatoes, to the pot. Make sure they're all covered with water. If necessary, add a bit more water.
    • Bring the water to a boil.
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    Cook the potatoes for 10 minutes and then check them. Add your sweet potato, or sweet potatoes, to the pot. Cover the pot and allow the potatoes to cook for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes have passed, remove the cover from the pot.[4]
    • The potatoes should be tender enough that you can pierce the outside of the potatoes easily. However, you should not be able to pass the knife through the sweet potatoes.
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    Cook longer, if necessary. If your sweet potatoes are not tender enough after 10 minutes, cook them for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. You may also want to cook your sweet potatoes longer if you want very soft sweet potatoes, such as the kind you would use in mashed potatoes. These need to be cooked for 25 to 30 minutes.[5]
    • When the sweet potatoes are cooked to your desired tenderness, drain them with a colander and set them aside to cool.

Boiling and then Peeling Your Potato

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    Wash your sweet potato. Run the sweet potato under cool tap water. Wash the surface of the sweet potato. Make sure to remove any dirt or debris stuck to the sweet potato's skin.[6]
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    Place your sweet potato in a pot. Choose a pot big enough to cover all your sweet potatoes with water. You also need a pot with a lid. Fill the pot with water until the sweet potatoes are covered in water. Place the pot over on the stove and cover it with a lid.[7]
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    Puncture the sweet potato with a knife after boiling for 10 minutes. Keep the pot over high heat for 10 minutes. Then, remove the lid and take a knife. Use the knife to make a small puncture mark on the sweet potato.[8]
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    Cook for an additional 20 minutes. Once you've punctured your sweet potato, cover the pot again. Allow the sweet potato to cook for an additional 20 minutes over high heat.[9]
    • When it's tender, you should be able to place a knife through the sweet potato without meeting any resistance. You may have to cook a sweet potato slightly longer if it's not done after 20 minutes.
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    Drain the water. Use a colander to pour the hot water out of the pot. Allow the sweet potato to sit in the colander until it's cool to the touch. If you need to cool a sweet potato faster, you can place it under cool running water.[10]
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    Remove the skin. After the boiling process is over, a sweet potato's skin should slip off easily. Use a pairing knife to make an initial slice into a sweet potato's skin. From there, you can simply peel off the skin as if you were peeling the skin of a banana.[11]

Using Your Sweet Potatoes

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    Cut the sweet potatoes into cubes and use them as a side dish. Boiled sweet potatoes can be used on their own as a side dish. You simply need to cut them into cubes. Then, toss them in some butter, salt, and pepper until you get your desired taste.[12]
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    Add boiled sweet potatoes to other dishes. You can also cut your sweet potatoes into cubes and add them to other dishes. Boiled sweet potatoes can be used in salads, tacos, soups, stews, pastas, and casseroles. If you're looking to add nutrients to a meal, throw in some boiled sweet potatoes.[13]
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    Make mashed sweet potatoes. It's best to peel sweet potatoes first if you're going to mash them. Boil about six sweet potatoes and then use an electronic mixer to add in other ingredients.[14]
    • While mixing the sweet potatoes, add in 3/4 a cup of milk, adding it about half a cup at a time.
    • You should also add half a cup of butter and 3/4 of a cup of maple syrup.

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    • Make sure there is enough water in the pot to cover all the sweet potatoes you are putting in it. If there is not, then you may want to stop adding sweet potatoes to the first batch and boil more in a second batch.

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How do you record sound and/or voice? Where could you find a fast Sound Recorder or Audio Recorder tool? This guide will show you how to record sound or voice by super fast and easily.

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    Record sound and voice from microphone by Sound Recorder.
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    Make sure you have a microphone and that it is properly connected to your PC.
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    Download Xilisoft Sound Recorder and install the program.
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    Launch Xilisoft Sound Recorder.
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    Choose the recording mode: Microphone, or Line in. Click the red round button on this Audio Recorder.
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    Speak into your microphone and the Xilisoft will start to record what you say, or the output of your keyboard.
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    To stop, click the stop button, and you can play the file to hear what you just recorded.
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    Record songs (like Karaoke). Add any background music you want to record for your own song.
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    Choose the recording mode: Karaoke. In this mode, the recorder allows you choose the background music, then records and mixes voices both from microphone and the background music

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    Choose the Recording mode: What You Hear. Click the Record button.
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    After clicking the Record button, this Audio Recorder starts to record what you are hearing
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    If you want to stop, just click stop, then you can play the file and hear what you heard a moment ago.
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    • You can choose Recording Mode and Output Format.

    • To reduce cacophony disturbance, the program offers a VAS (Voice Activation System) mode - set the silence sensitivity to filter the noise that is lower than your voice and may cause noise of your singing.
    • You can choose a lot of other settings, too. This software supports users to set customized file name, split output file, set hotkeys, test audio device, and so on.
    • Note: If you check the "auto-stop recording when background music over" box, the recorder will record once the song is over.
    • Besides, you can use this software to monitor any input voices.

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    • Microphone or Keyboard with audio output connected to your PC's line in socket on the back of your sound card

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Joint Statement to Wisconsin Task Force on Wind Siting Reform

Author:  | Noise, Wisconsin

December 13, 2007

To: Wisconsin Task Force on Wind Siting Reform
Subject: Comments on Electric Generation and Supply templates
Re: Wind Siting Reform Policy

Please let us take this opportunity to briefly introduce ourselves. We are noise control consultants with many years of experience in community noise and related land-use planning issues. Mr. Kamperman has over 50 years of experience and was active in the early 1970’s assisting the US EPA, states such as Illinois, and many communities in setting their community noise standards and guidelines. Mr. James has over 35 years of experience in the same field and has represented many of the largest corporations in the US on community noise issues and litigation. He has also served on the S12 Working Group for the American National Standards Institute, which has oversight on standards related to acoustics including community noise and works to coordinate ANSI standards with those of ISO and other standards organizations. We are currently involved with assisting some of the communities in Wisconsin with understanding and addressing wind turbine developments proposed for their communities.

We are writing this joint letter to the Task Force because we have mutual concerns about the impact of the work of the Task Force on the communities in Wisconsin that are under consideration for wind farm development. These concerns are a result of our work with those communities and our review of the Task Force’s recent draft Policy documents and the Draft Model Wind Ordinance for Wisconsin (Feb. 7, 2007) and its associated reference guide.

Our review finds substantial errors of fact and understanding regarding community noise and the impact of noise on land-use planning and the safety and health of citizens that would be affected by these policies. We do not intend to address all of them but several of the more egregious errors are addressed in this letter.

It appears to us that there has been little or no input into the work of the Task Force from un-biased and experienced professionals from our profession. Nor does it appear that there has been much, if any input from the medical and research professionals. Mr. Kamperman suggests that one way to resolve this lack of expertise on the Task Force panel would be to include someone with his experience on the Task Force panel. Please consider the offer in the Post Script below.

We would like to address two major errors and failures of understanding in the Task Force’s documents.

First, the limits and guidelines set forth fail to adequately consider the health and safety of the people who will be living in the communities in which the wind energy systems are to be located. For example, there is no scientific evidence currently available from independent medically qualified authorities to support a statement that the 50 dBA sound pressure level to which residents may be subjected on a 24/7/365 basis is safe and healthful for all people including children and those with special needs.

The World Health Organization [Report on the second meeting on night noise guidelines, WHO, Dec. 6-7, 2004] has found that sound levels during nighttime and late evening hours should be less than 30 dBA during sleeping periods to protect children’s health. They noted that a child’s autonomous nervous system is 10 to 15 dB more sensitive to noise than adults. Even for adults, health effects are first noted in some studies when the Lmax sound levels exceed 32 dBA, 10-20 dBA lower than the levels needed to cause awakening. The WHO researchers found that sound levels of 50 dBA or more strongly disrupted hormone secretion cycles. For sounds that contain a strong low frequency component, which is typical of wind turbines, WHO says that the limits may need to be even lower than 30 dBA to not put people at risk.[Community Noise (Berglund et al., 2000)] ANSI standards recommend that no sound pressure levels exceed 65 dB (e.g. No weighting) in the lower frequency ranges to avoid structural vibrations and potential damage. 50 dBA would not protect against this situation, yet studies have shown that wind turbine sounds at residences sometimes exceed 65 dB in the frequency range below 20 Hz.

The recent conference held in Lyons, France, for the purpose of addressing wind turbine noise and health concerns demonstrated that wind turbine sound emissions of the types routinely experienced by people living close to wind farms may have significant cardio-vascular health effects after long term exposure. Again, we caution the Task Force that there is no scientific or medical basis for equating a 50 dBA limit for Wisconsin communities with health and safety.

Both the policy statement and supporting Model Ordinance are woefully lacking any scientific evidence supporting the sound limits and other recommendations that impact the acoustical environment. There is no un-biased evidence presented that the people living near wind turbine installations will not be forced to accept industrial scale operations that could introduce new risks into a community against the will of its citizens. Further, the statements in these documents that 50 dBA is based on review of other statutes and standards adopted by communities with wind farms shows only that the other communities also did not properly research the issues of community noise and its effects on health and safety. There is no objective argument for considering these other standards as a reason to adopt a similar set of limits. The documents provided by the promoters of wind energy that support the methods and limits proposed by the Task Force that we have seen would not pass a peer review by professionals in our field. They, also, should not be used as the basis for guidelines in Wisconsin.

Second, to suggest the use of L10 as a descriptor of background sound levels is an egregious mistake. On what scientific basis has this recommendation been made? L10 is not a descriptor of background sound; L90 is the proper descriptor for background sound. L10 is a descriptor of noisiness from transient events. The wind turbines will produce steady sound emission for protracted periods of time. They should not be judged against transient events, but against the steady background sounds that occur during the periods of the day when quiet is expected.

Wind turbine siting guidelines for noise in Europe and many other parts of the world have adopted L90 to define the sound levels in communities prior to construction of wind farms. In New Zealand, L95 is used. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recommends the use of either L90 or L95 to define background sound levels [Recommended Practices for Wind Turbine Testing, Chapter 10]. L90 has been accepted and incorporated into documents developed by wind industry groups. For example, the British Wind Industry Association (BWEA) recommends that turbine sound levels should be kept to within 5 dBA of the average existing evening or nighttime background noise level and defines background noise level as the L90 sound level [BWEA Wind Turbine Noise Working Group Guidelines].

It should be noted that even when these stricter guidelines are followed that experiences in Europe, Britain and New Zealand show that residents near the wind farms are often subjected to turbine noise that are considered objectionable.

Finally, if the mission of the task force is to enable the mission of the DNR:

“To provide a healthy, sustainable environment and a full range of outdoor opportunities.

“To ensure the right of all people to use and enjoy these resources in their work and leisure.

“To work with people to understand each other’s views and to carry out the public will.”

Then, the views of the communities and citizens of Wisconsin who look to the State for guidance on what amounts to the industrialization of rural Wisconsin should be considered as positive and constructive efforts. Their concerns about noise and other new risks being introduced into their communities are valid. They should not be discredited by labeling their concerns as some form of NIMBYism or obstructionism as was implied in earlier drafts of the policy documents. Doing so devalues the input of Wisconsin’s citizens to the State’s efforts to promote renewable energy.

We appreciate the Task Force taking the time to consider our concerns and hope that they are taken in the most constructive light possible.

George Kamperman, P.E.
Bd. Cert. Member Institute of Noise Control Engineers
Member National Council Acoustical Consultants
Fellow Member, Acoustical Society of America
Kamperman Associates, Inc.
312 Washington Avenue
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Tel: (608) 254-5656

Richard R. James
Full Member, Institute of Noise Control Engineers
Member, Acoustical Society of America (past)
E-Coustic Solutions
P.O. Box 1129
Okemos, MI 48805
Tel: (517) 507-5067

P.S. from George Kamperman
I feel the wind turbine siting issues are so critical in many areas that I would welcome an opportunity to be a part of the PSC committee responsible for determining wind turbine siting guidelines for the State of Wisconsin. If the State is interested in my involvement in this endeavor I offer my services at no cost.

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The supposed point of the video game series Grand Theft Auto is to navigate a crime-ridden city, bumping off outlaws. For many, however, half the fun comes from just driving around a virtual landscape listening to one of the built-in radio stations. When playing the new fourth installment, fashion-obsessed gamers should have no doubt about which call letters to tune in: Karl Lagerfeld will be serving as DJ on K109 the Studio. The Kaiser picked his favorite songs and recorded some rapid-fire commentary to be played between tracks. Lagerfeld, who was introduced to the game by his friend Daphne Guinness, had no qualms about participating, but don’t expect him to become a joystick junkie. “I prefer to be in a video game than to play with it,” he told Women’s Wear Daily, W’s sister publication.


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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

The recognition signifies the Memorial Medical Center and The Heart Center of Niagara have reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.

Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations.

Under Get With The Guidelines, heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants while in the hospital. They also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid management counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged.

"The full implementation of national heart failure guideline recommended care is a critical step in preventing recurrent hospitalizations and prolonging the lives of heart failure patients," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. "The goal of the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines program is to help hospitals like Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center implement appropriate evidence-based care and protocols that will reduce disability and the number of deaths in these patients. Published scientific studies are providing us with more and more evidence that Get With The Guidelines works. Patients are getting the right care they need when they need it. That's resulting in improved survival."

"Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and The Heart Center of Niagara are dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country, and implementing the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure program will help us accomplish this goal by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcome for these patients," Memorial President and CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo said.

Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure helps Niagara Falls Memorial's staff develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes. The program includes quality-improvement measures such as care maps, discharge protocols, standing orders and measurement tools.

According to the American Heart Association, about 5.7 million people suffer from heart failure. Statistics also show that each year 670,000 new cases are diagnosed and more than 277,000 people will die of heart failure.

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In most states, executive officers of a corporation are included under a state’s workers compensation act unless they file for an exemption from coverage. Partners and sole proprietors are generally exempt automatically from coverage under each states' act, but the may elect to opt-in for coverage.

It is the responsibility of the employer and/or its agent/representative to determine, prior to applying for coverage, the options available under a specific state’s regulations. Further, it should be noted that action taken either to elect or reject coverage under a state law does not eliminate the need for such action in additional states where the employer may have coverage or workers comp exposures.

If a person elects or rejects owner coverage, certain forms are usually required to be filed with the state and/or the insurance provider. Some exclusion forms may even need to be approved by the appropriate state agency before becoming effective. If such an exemption or election is desired by a business owner, the appropriate forms and documentation should be forwarded to the insurance company by the agent prior to binding coverage. Otherwise, the payrolls for the owners will be treated as if no election or rejection was made in accordance with state law, and premium will be charged.

Agency producers and employers can avoid additional premium charges from their insurance carrier by completing these election or rejection forms with the application for insurance. Without the forms, insurance companies will generally charge premium for owners even if the intent was to elect or reject.

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Fred Floppit tries to save his reputation (and a pram)

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A scratch of his bum, and a fart

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“You should all be stuck in your kitchens”

“Mekin’ your ‘usbands their snap”

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The pram was an old Silver-Cross

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And covered with dirt, and with mould

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But the Shrapnels were all raggy arses

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She only looked away for a minute

When gravity caught hold of the pram

And she never noticed it rolling

As she chatted with sister, and mam

Cesspit Hill was a chuffing steep road

With a gradient of thirty degrees

That’s three in one, in old money

It wore your shoes out, right up to your knees

The pram was now over the brow

And gathering speed, as it fell

When Thora Shrapnel let out a cry

“Mi pram, stop it, bloody hell”

This was Fred’s one chance to shine

Save his reputation, from virtual tatters

If he could rise to the occasion

And be a hero, just when it matters

If he could evert the inevitable

And save the pram, from a crash

He’d rescue his own reputation

Of a man always out on the lash

As he set off in hot pursuit

The pram started drawing away

He reached for the handle, to grab it

Determined to save the day

With a flying dive, he grabbed for the handle

But Fred, being Fred – He missed

He couldn’t have done it when sober

So he’d no chance, being half pissed

Poor Fred hit the ground with a crash

A cellulite wobbling splat

As the pram carried on, rolling downwards

And that’s where poor Fred lost his hat

He landed between the back wheels

The handle was well out of view

And that’s when he sighted the axle

Not ideal, but it’d just have to do

With both hands he grabbed at the axle

And gravity grabbed hold of him

As he, and the pram locked together

It nearly pulled him, limb from limb

Fred hung on for grim death

As the pram dragged him down the steep slope

His welly came off, and he shattered his knees

But he never did give up hope

It was as if Fred and the pram had become one

Together, in rapid decent

His trousers – shot through on the tarmac

His other welly came off, and it went

With the main road looming towards him

And the pram getting faster, and faster

Fred needed to do something, sharply

If he was to avoid a disaster

The thought of the sprog in the pram

And the consequence of getting it wrong

Filled Fred’s big heart with bravado

As the contraption pulled him along

The tyre was just within reach

And Fred thought of a way he could stop it

He reached out a hand, and grabbed hold of the tyre

Well what do you expect? He’s a Floppit

Human flesh smells like pork when it burns

And yes, you get smoke without fire

With blackened skin, and blisters

Fred never let go of the tyre

He brought the pram to a halt, just in time

His body, now shattered an wrecked

With grazes, abrasions and blisters

Perhaps now, he deserved some respect

The Shrapnel girls ran down the hill

“Are you alright Fred?” asked their mam

And Thora gave him his wellys back

As he sat down, and bled, by the pram

“Aye love, I’m alright” said Fred

“And at least I saved the kid”

His big daft heart, pounding proud in his chest

As he thought of the good, that he did

“Fred, you daft chuff” said Thora

“There wasn’t a baby int’ pram”

“The pram’s full o’ coal, you soft bugger”

“I wor takin’ some round, for mi mam”

And so it was all for nowt

Another story to add to the list

Of Fred and his bad reputation

For getting things wrong when he’s pissed

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By Gum Kevin what a tale much appreciated something to laugh about Thankyou Wendy xx

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kJ Walker

Mon 14th Aug 2017 20:40

Thanks Ray.
I haven't seen that film, but the scene seems familiar. it may have been in the preview, because I can picture it now.
cheers Kevin

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kJ Walker

Mon 14th Aug 2017 20:34

thanks all of you for the very positive comments, I really do appreciate them.
Keith, most of my stories are true, and not my own ideas. I couldn't have made up Fred Floppit, I haven't got that much imagination.
Graham, that was my favourite verse too. I didn't witness this event, but that's how I imagine it was.

thanks again

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Mon 14th Aug 2017 20:26

Great stuff as ever Kevin. It reminded me of the scene in Grand Central Station in the Untouchables (Kevin Kostner and some heavies with a pram out of control . The baby is unmarked but the heavies are shot! (Obviously wouldn't work in the north but the idea is there).

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 14th Aug 2017 12:09

Priceless! especially............

Human flesh smells like pork when it burns

And yes, you get smoke without fire

With blackened skin, and blisters

Fred never let go of the tyre.....................

Pigging brilliant!!

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Tom Doolan

Sun 13th Aug 2017 20:36

Great work Kevin. Amusing, touching and full of drama. T 😃

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Sun 13th Aug 2017 17:29

Loved this Kevin, thank you for posting.

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Sun 13th Aug 2017 17:07

Kevin, I award you the supreme accolade for this. The very best yet. Magnificent in every respect. I take my hat off to you. Where do you get the ideas from? Thanks indeed. Keith

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  • A loose fitting, “hang off your shoulder” top or loose fitting dress that’s perfect for any brunch or dinner date!
  • Fun shades/sunglasses! Now we’ve definitely written a few articles about how to wear the perfect sunglasses. Take notes :)
  • Sandals that can be transitioned from day time shopping purposes to nightlife!
    A beachy, fun oversized tote or a cute little backpack!
  • Swim wear/or general outside wear (i.e. cover-up) You might not jump in the pool or lay on the beach every day of your vacay, but always always dress for the weather! Being over dressed leaves you sticky + exhausted.
  • Beauty essentials and this includes: A GOOD attitude! What’s that saying? Girls are prettier when they smile and have fun!
  • A few good reads! This means: magazine lovers, go grab the latest issues of your favorite mags.
  • And novel lovers, grab one of those books you haven’t touched yet — yeah one of those that’s sitting right there, on your bookshelf. Tehe


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I am wiped out today, and expect to be wiped out every Thursday until Sukkot is over. Why, you say? In order to get the dances for the holidays down and the dances for the Ted Pearce concert down, we meet an hour before weekly dance practice starts, and then dance after weekly practice is done. This meant last night we danced for four and a half hours. No wonder I’m wiped out.

Not to mention that this is the month of Elul, and besides getting ready for the holidays, my blessing’s birthday and my wedding anniversary all fall in this month. That’s a lot of planning to do besides learning the dances and I am not even including the tambourine routines.

I enjoy it, I do, but it’s a lot of things to go on in two months. The actual holidays occur in the next month of Tishrei-in case anyone was confused.

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Meadowlark at Fibbers

Monday night at Fibbers saw atmospheric duo Meadowlark come to York as part of their Postcards tour, celebrating their debut album. They were joined on the night by local acts The Bronze and Kymberley Kennedy.

Review and Photos by Graeme Smith

Acoustic duo The Bronze started the night with an uplifting set of light-hearted folk songs and covers. Consisting of York-based singer-songwriters Holly Taymar and Chris Bilton, they rattled through a set of original favourites such as Toes and anti-Valentine’s day anthem Not Just For The Day, as well as a cover of Wheatus’s Teenage Dirtbag. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to honour the late, great Tom Petty, they also opened with a cover of his classic American Girl.

Next up was r’n’b-pop artist Kymberley Kennedy and band. Her joyful set included renditions of singles All I Wanted and Head Games among others. Kymberley has also recently been grabbing attention for her cover of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game and the live version was truly spine-tingling. There was a new song to boot, No Good, which, as the name suggests was a thoughtful rendition of how love can’t always be the right thing. Throughout her set, Kymberley showed charisma and rapport, with the audience and with fellow band members.

Finally it was time for Meadowlark, who had come to York to celebrate the release of their debut album Postcards. Meadowlark set out their stall to create an atmosphere that the punters at Fibbers don’t usually experience, with a sense of intimacy created in one of York’s biggest venues. Stage-lighting was stripped back to a handful of bare bulbs that surrounded the duo and reacted to their music and the audience were encouraged to gather near the front of the stage.

Unsurprisingly, their set consisted of tracks from their new album with particular highlights being the swelling Headlights and the stripped back That’s Life, the latter bringing a respectful silence from the audience.

Meadowlark are truly a hidden gem of the current UK music scene and should be checked out by fans of London Grammar and Of Monsters And Men. Their new album Postcards is out now and available via their website.

The Bronze, Kymberley Kennedy and Meadowlark played at Fibbers on Monday 9 October 2017.


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Nemesis, or “How to become a Superhero”

I found this posted over at Has Boobs, Reads Comics.  It’s a pretty fantastic short movie about two arch-enemies/friends who work both with and against each other in an attempt to discover their superpowers.  It is very Heroes-esque, and even has the main character watching Heroes at one point.  It’s got subtitles, which I personally like.  Having grown up overseas, they are something of a comfort item to me I think.  I generally put subtitles on what I watch anyway, or maybe I’m just going deaf… who knows.  Enjoy!

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Reasons to Dislike the Watchmen

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I noticed the first time I saw watchmen (the second time I went during work/school hours, and it was empty, something Scott Kurtz might have preferred), quite a few people got up and left.  I’ve been mulling over in my mind not just the obvious “I didn’t like the attempted rape scene,” because any two-bit pundit can do that, but delving deeper into the reasons why some were so appalled by the film that they chose to leave.  So dedicated am I to providing absolute top quality blogging that I have done the unfathomable, I have come up with reasons to dislike the watchmen…

All verbosity and showmanship aside, the question of why people were so affronted or bored by The Watchmen that they decided that they would burn the $10.75 they spent, rather than sit through the rest of the movie is a topic worth addressing.  I mean, c’mon, less people walked out of Batman and Robin than the Watchmen from what I saw!  The first, and most obvious reason that people may have been offended is simply that we as a population are pretty desensitized to seeing breasts, or even full frontal nudity on women.  This movie had penises, and lots of them at that however, none were real though, I don’t think so anyway, most looked CGI or prosthetic.  Pretty immediately you are exposed to Dr. Manhattan, who lives and works in the nude, and let’s be honest, nude men are not all that photogenic.

Moving swiftly and gracefully away from male nudity (or at least, I am, you may linger if you so choose), we move onto the fact that the Watchmen deals with a whole host of generally uncomfortable, or generally avoided topics, such as child murder, more realistic violence, and rape.  Herein lies the true core of why many viewers were shocked by the Watchmen.  The movie-going population has become used to the idea of a superhero movie, we are getting inundated with them recently, and most are fun action movies with some corny one-liners that are really typical of 80’s-90’s authors.  This was an Alan Moore comic turned movie, and a faithful one at that, not V for Vendetta.  This was written as a progressive “in your face” novel.  We are used to bones breaking in movies, but they’re always in a jacket, or the skin doesn’t break.  I’ve got news for you, that’s not how it works.  I have heard many complaints about the scene between the Comedian and Jupiter, about how it was too much, or not appropriate for the movies.  My response to this has been to remind them that this is a rated R movie, and for good reason.  If you’re going to see a movie, and you’re unsure about it, the best course of action is to look a little bit into the subject material first.  A few chapters into Watchmen, and you’ll soon find that it’s not your average superhero flick.

Another general quality of the modern super hero movie is that feeling inside you that in the end, the good guy won.  Today’s culture does not seem to appreciate the old style of film noir.  And the Watchmen goes even one step further beyond that, the Watchmen is ambiguous, it’s not even a cliffhanger.  Nobody has any idea if Rorschach’s journal does get published, or if anyone believes a word of it, it IS Rorschach after all.  Even beyond this notion lies the uncertainty about if the ‘villain’ was evil or not, or even if Rorschach was ‘good.’  Make no mistake, this is intentional, beyond the plot, subplot, and everything else, it is by firm believe that Alam Moore wrote the Watchmen to make his readers question what they saw, to make them think and reach beyond their comfort zone, something we should all try to do from time to time.  In this he was successful.

There is a line in the book, as well as the film, in which a news reporter states that “God exists, and he is American,” he then goes on to say that if this makes you a little uncomfortable, then you should not worry “it only means that you are still sane.”  The same can be applied to the Watchmen.  If the scenes of graphic violence, attempted rape, and child murder made you even slightly uncomfortable, you should know that it’s ok, it means you are still rational.

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Watching the Watchmen

Let me start by saying that the Watchmen was absolutely fantastic, not as amazing or indepth as the novel, but it’s pretty damn close.  I have spoken to many people who saw it and had not read the novel, and I received two distinct points of view.  Either they liked it because of the action, or did not like it due to its graphic nature.  This is something that will be interesting to talk about in the near future, comic book movies have become so closely associated with X-Men and Spider-man that people figured that Watchmen would be another feel good movie.  Sorry guys.  Before I talk about what others did not like about it though, let me tell you about why I felt it was the best movie I have seen in a long long time.

First off, the casting was phenomenal.  I think that directors of comic based movies have learned that comic enthusiasts appreciate more than others that the actors physically resemble their heroes.  This translates into acquiring sometimes less famous actors to play the parts of lead roles.  Just look at Jackie Earle Haley, he did nothing between 1993 and 2006, unless you count working as a security guard, limo driver, or pizza delivery guy.  But he was the best goddamn Rorschach anyone could have hoped for!  Another fine example outside of watchmen, was Patrick Stewart as Professor X, I can not think of anyone more ideal for that role.  Do you have any other examples of good or bad casting for comic book movies?  Leave a comment and let me know, or shoot me a message on Twitter.

On the subject of Jackie Earle Haley, his fit for the role goes beyond merely looking like Rorschach.  That guy can act.  He wasn’t hiding behind the mask at all.  I’ve never had to beg for death, and I’m pretty sure he hasn’t either, but man could he do it, and it was probably one of the most powerful scenes in the movie.  However, another reason he was good for the part was his martial arts experience.  This segues nicely into the fight choreography, which was also amazing.  As someone who has a fair amount of experience (in fighting, not choreography), the fight scenes were pretty outstanding.  If you couldn’t tell, I have almost nothing but praise for Watchmen.

Any ciritism I do have is minor, such as, the director couldn’t seem to decide if Rorschach called his mask his face or his mask.  He refers to it twice, and one he calls it his face, the other his mask.  I am someone who appreciates above all other things, faithfulness to source material.  I prefer the first Lord of the Rings movie to the other two because it is most faithful to the books.  All in all, I would recommend Watchmen to any comic book fan, it is two hours and fourty three minutes of awesome.

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The Polar Express

With my new found super-power of mobile blogging, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about something non-comic book related. Actually, I seem to be doing a lot of that this week. The other day I saw the Polar Express, and I’m not sure if I liked it. It wasn’t a bad story, but at the same time it made me a little uncomfortable. The deal with the grammophone kinds creeped me out.
Has anyone else seen The Polar Express? If so, what did you you think?

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Review: Wolverine: Origins #23

No, this isn’t the correct cover at all, my usual method of getting the cover art is not working this time.

Lead-up to the Story

Well, not too much really. Part one started with Deadpool trying to kill Wolverine, probably because he was hired to. I think that’s it; the last two issues have been pure fighting pretty much, it seems like this is probably premeditated because Deadpool, at times, seems to have a plan. He did drop a piano on Wolverine though, and called him a Canucklehead; that should be all the leadup you need, right? This is Deadpool, it’s not supposed to make sense!

Plot Synopsis

Wolverine: Origins is written by Daniel Way. Very similar to the lead-up information I gave, this comic is about a fight between Deadpool and Wolverine, complete with Deadpool’s inner monologue, which seems to contain two voices. This multiple personality deal is unexplained, but humerous none the less. The fight itself was eagerly anticipated, because the only other time they met, as far as I know was in the Cable & Deadpool issue entitled “Wolverine & Deadpool,” in which the fight lasted all of…. one panel. Wade Wilson got decapitated, and well, that was it. In this issue, Wilson struggles to fend off the formidable Wolverine, while simultaneously dealing with the very minor problem of having his fingers removed. There is an odd scene in which we see someone walking into a room with a captain America costume lying on the bed, and then Wolverine gets hit with an explosion, something that he seems to deal with a lot. This brings up two problems for this reader. The first of which is that Wolverine’s healing factor seems to have skyrocketed in effectiveness recently, possibly due to the way it was portrayed in the movies. Secondly, it was a freaking explosion! That should do more than the slight cosmetic damage we’re shown, I know his healing factor has been put into overdrive for no known reason recently, but there should be more damage than that! The comic ends with both of them inflicting mortal wounds upon each other, and ending in a somewhat homoerotic pose, ‘dying’ in each other’s arms.

Art Critique

The artist for Wolverine: Origins is Steve Dillon, an accomplished artist who is well known for his work on Preacher and Hellblazer. Unfortunately, he just can’t seem to get Wolverine’s face right. It is apparent from the first few pages that there is something distinctly wrong about him. Most of the problem is in the eyes I think, or at least that’s where the problem starts. Wolverine is a damaged goods; he’s insane, he’s also calculating and methodical (they even address that in this issue), but he just doesn’t look it. He just either ends up looking happy, surprised, or constipated. This is all very unfortunate, and I am putting down Steve Dillon a lot, but be sure to understand, I do not dislike his art, everything else is very good, he just doesn’t seem to have gotten Wolverine’s face correct enough for me.

Is it Worth Buying?

If you have ever wanted to see the showdown between Wolverine and Deadpool, this, and the two issues before it, are worth purchasing, but otherwise, I would say “not really.” Nothing in this run of Origins really strikes me as fantastic, however, the under-par artwork is saved by Daniel Way’s incredibly good grasp on how Deadpool should be written, it’s funny, there’s a joke in the middle of a fight (which I stole and retold yesterday), and Deadpool is flinging around half-formed insults like it’s his…. Well, it kind of is his job, isn’t it?

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Top 8 Most Cringeworthy Moments in Comic Book Movie History

I had a post I had planned to write up, but once again, I got side tracked, and put in awe/despair by this.  Published on Cracked.com, “America’s Only Humor and Video Site, Since 1959.”

Some of it is right on the money, such as how Batman and Robin was a godawful movie.  But I can live with that, I like batman, and I watch it as a comedy.  Some things I didn’t agree with were the ones in the beginning.  Such as the “I’m the Juggernaut, bitch” line in X-Men 3.  He shows the youtube video which this line was based off of, and frankly, as someone who found that video to be pretty funny (for the first few minutes, then it just dragged out), I thought the Juggernaut’s line in the movie was a hilarious nod to fans.  Despite that, he calls this single line the reason the third X-Men movie was terrible.  No.  Nono, I can think of loads of reasons that the movie was terrible, some nit-picky, such as spike being white, or Colossus not being American, to larger problems, some sub-par acting and the speed of Wolverine’s healing factor (which wasn’t such a big deal, until it rendered him invulnerable to Phoenix’s attempts to flay him).

Another statement that stood out in my mind was that dance scene in FF4:ROTSS, coming in at #5 on the list, the author brings up the point of “how come his suit can stretch too?”  Well, probably because he’s a freaking super genius and not only designed it that way, but he designed it that way because maybe some evil villain would attack, and he wouldn’t have time to change into his Fantastic uniform.  If I were to criticize this moment in movie history, I’d have rather brought up that Reed Richards is a socially awkward science kid, and he would have no clue how to dance at all.  I’ve seen science kids dance, I worked at science camp… it’s true.

In addition, when Superman turned back time made the list, which I guess I can understand, but really, that moment is kinda classic at this point, and given when the movie was made, it would be much easier for them to do that than whatever else modern writers/directors would come up with to get Lois out of that situation.  I think what I’m saying is that I don’t disagree with most of the list (the Juggernaut line and Superman turning back time aside) but more of how he attacked it.  By that same token, the car-explosion created skull in the Punisher movie doesn’t merit a #4 spot.  Also, there was no mention of “Spider-man and Hobgoblin team up to fight Venom and Sandman” two stupidly mismatched pairs.  I did find the reference to “Spider-man is a Jazz Loving Lesbian” because at least at that point in the list, somebody other than myself would be offended.  All in all, I found the list to by mildly entertaining, and a semi-worthwhile distraction for the last few minutes.  I would like to compliment the author however, on his thorough explanations, and that he posted all the scenes he was referencing via youtube.

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The Dark Knight Trailer

            Now I have been promising my response to this trailer for a little while now, and here it is.  The Dark Knight trailer is very fast paced, and shows you a lot of action, while keeping much of the movie itself secret.  It shows us a few key characters, Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, the Joker, Alfred, and Lucius Fox.  Much of this is very intriguing, because of how much is kept secret in this preview, but we can probably assume the Joker is out for money.  This cast of characters is pretty amazing, and many of them are played by returning actors.

            Christian Bale is returning as Batman, this is both good and bad in my opinion.  I feel that he makes a fantastic Bruce Wayne, I also feel that while he makes a fairly good Batman, there are two aspects that I can not forgive.  Let me expand on this idea, Batman has a very iconic physique/silhouette.  Christian Bale’s face really just doesn’t fit in the batman mask.  He also has this weird voice that he’s given Batman that I’m not very fond of.

            Michael Caine however, is possibly my favourite Alfred ever.  He’s a very upstanding and witty butler.  Michael Caine is a very qualified actor that can perform in a vast number of roles; he was also Jasper in Children of Men, another role that he played perfectly.  I really can’t say enough good things about him.

            The Joker is played by Heath Ledger.  It is his first time in a Batman film, and it is quite a departure from roles he has played in the past (think 10 Things I Hate About You, that’s right, that was him).  He really captures the darker persona that they are giving the Joker in this film; Heath Ledger really makes the Joker creepy.

            Finally we come to Lucius Fox, who is again played by Morgan Freeman.  Honestly?  He’s Morgan Freeman!  I watched Chain Reaction solely because he was in it (a decision I would not recommend to anyone else, it was a terrible movie).

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Day 55: Packed for his own vacation

(Excuse our very messy living room)

Bailey knows when he is going somewhere.  Ever since he was a puppy, we have used the same bag to pack his stuff when going on a trip.  He knows it is his bag.  He knows when he sees his bag being packed that it means he is going on a trip.  Heck, the first thing he does when he gets to the new place is usually unpack it on his own.

When we are packing our own suitcases, he gets really anxious until he see’s us pack his bag as well.  He thinks we are going somewhere without him, but then he settles down when he sees his stuff being put in his bag too.  Then instead, he just waits by the door while giving us the look that says “C’mon!  Lets go!”

We had to do things a little differently tonight and pack him up first and take him to Gaston’s before we started packing.  We knew it would confuse him too much if he saw us packing our stuff AND his stuff, but yet he wasn’t staying and going with us.  So as I type this, Bailey is now at Gaston’s starting his week long sleepover.

You’ll also notice Lamby (first time making a blog appearance) is not packed away.  Lamby is Bailey’s favorite toy.  He gets really upset when it is packed away so Lamby is either last to go in right before we leave or just travels out of the bag.

As for me… well I need to start packing my own stuff now.

Really early morning flight tomorrow.  See you guys in a week!

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  1. I hope you have a blast! I’m looking forward to your pictures. :)

  2. I hope both of you have a great holiday.Get some rest and take a lot of wonderful photos. x

  3. Lamby is so cute. You can tell by the way that he is looking at the camera with Baily that they are good freinds :) Have a great trip!

  4. Thats a nice routine for teaching him not to get anxious about going somewhere. I enjoyed reading. Have funon your trip! I cant wait to see my first cardboard cut out picture. hahah

  5. Oh gosh — our dogs go NUTS when they see the suitcases come out. They won’t leave our sides in fear that they are being left behind. Dogs are much smarter than they think, aren’t they?

  6. have a great time :) looking forward to the pics!! xx

  7. Have a wonderful time – post pics when you get back! Bailey is SO smart!

  8. Bailey (& family)

    I hope you’re having a fab time……:)

    Love Lamby, glad we got to meet him/her too…..

    Sure you’re all having fun,

    Snoopy :)

  9. I keep checking your website every day out of habit! I miss you and Bailey!

    Enjoy your vacation!

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The Complete Book of Toasts

The Complete Book of Toasts

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For anyone who will ever face a sea of expectantly-raised glasses, or for those simply fascinated by words and tradition, this rich collection of toasts will prove as entertaining as it is useful. Whether you need the perfect pledge for a wedding, graduation, anniversary, birth, reunion or business dinner, you are guaranteed to find just the right words, whatever the occasion. With chapters covering a brief history of raised glasses, the protocol of the Scandinavian custom of 'skoaling', as well as a toast and tipple glossary, this is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the art of toasting. With some of the best toasts ever proclaimed (and a few of the worst), sentimental salutes, funny tributes and famous and forgotten phrases, this book is impossible to put down when browsing, and the ideal book for anyone who thinks they may have to 'just say a few words'.
Publisher: London : Robson Books, c2004
ISBN: 9781861058034
Branch Call Number: 808.51 DIC
Characteristics: ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

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Day 9: A Photo of The Item You Last Purchased

Ok so I’m a day late with this post, but only because I was ill yesterday!!! But I’m going to have to come back to this one when I get home as I’m blogging from my Blackberry!!

As you can tell I have now added a photo of some of the things I have brought recently!! I’ve sure I’ve brought more stuff but this is all I could remember LOL

Shown in the Picture are:

  • Topshop’s infamous Harness T-Shirt by Unique
  • A mini Hand warm also from Topshop
  • A knitted hat with ‘pom poms’ also from Topshop
  • Satchel Bag from Urban Outfitters
  • A giant Vaseline tin from Superdrugs!!

If I’m honest I really did think it would be petroleum jelly in the Vaseline tin!! LOL But instead it was four normal sized Vaseline tins.

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Samsung Just Made A Big Jump Forward In Battery Technology

Our phones keep getting better and better. Faster processors, better screens, incredible cameras, and much more. But our batteries remain essentially the same. We still use the same technology in our batteries as we did several years ago, and it hasn’t really gotten any better. However new research from Samsung has revealed a breakthrough in battery technology that could give us far better battery life in the future.

This new breakthrough uses a material known as graphene. Graphene is a conductive material that is super thin. In fact, super thin is an understatement. Graphene is actually so thin that it’s considered two dimensional. So how does this help improve our battery life? Essentially Samsung wants to use it to combine with the lithium battery. Thanks to graphene’s layered structure, this could mean up to 1.5-1.8 times the current life of a battery.

Samsung’s report states that this technology could be used not only in portable electronics, but also electric cars and more. The potential is huge with this technology.

As with anything groundbreaking though, this tech might not see the light of day for a few years. Right now it’s still in Samsung’s research labs and it’s likely to stay that way for a while. Until it finally hits devices, we’ll just have to stick with what we have.

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Under the Never Sky (2012) – Veronica Rossi

Two stars

Read Oct 02 2014 – Oct 06 2014

Book 1 of Under the Never Sky

Exiled from her safe home in the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria finds herself in the outer wastelands known as the Death Shop. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent energy storms will. There she meets a savage, an Outsider named Perry – wild, dangerous – who is her only chance of survival.

But Perry needs Aria, too, and they are forced into an unlikely alliance that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

The world: Presumably in a post-apocalyptic future, Dwellers live in Pods – interconnected domes which make up their cities among vast wastelands. Each Dweller has a Smarteye, a device which allows people to “fraction” and visit virtual-reality worlds known as Realms where they can do whatever they want with just a thought. The Pods are to protect citizens from the Aether – a mysterious thing, presumably natural weather element that is constantly in the sky and can bring storms. What is the Aether and how did it get there? Who knows. There is an annoying lack of world-building that I normally love in dystopian fiction. Things are just there and happen, don’t look at the fine print too closely. Those who live outside Pods are known as Outsiders and are meant to be savages and cannibals and all that jazz.

The characters: Aria, a Dweller, gets exiled because of a fire that killed three of her friends. Perry, an Outsider, who is a Scire (can scent people’s tempers) and can also see very well. His nephew, Talon, gets kidnapped by the Dwellers. And so the two team up, needing each other, disliking and not trusting each other in the beginning and as it goes on then yeah I don’t know ten points if you can guess what happens between them.

The reception for Under the Never Sky was very positive, but to be honest I don’t see what the hype is about. It’s not bad by any means, but maybe I’ve outgrown this genre (finally). The romance felt laughable and cliche (oh no he walked out of the room without even looking at me! What does it mean?), the world-building was rather weak, the characters were… boring. There was nothing unique about them that separated themselves from all the other protagonists of this genre, and they honestly just did what I expected them to.

One final thing that really irks me. Perhaps irrationally (given the poorly developed nature of the Aether which I just kinda let slide). The Aether has created mutations in the Outsiders, enhancing certain senses. Rossi speculates that the tiny population of Outsiders propagates the evolution, but it honestly takes millions of years for discernible effects of evolution. Plus Aria’s mother is researching DLS, or Degenerative Limbic Syndrome, where the limbic system of the brain, well, degenerates. The limbic system is sort of known as the reptilian brain – the primitive brain. Okay, maybe it’s plausible that the limbic system alone is impaired (although highly unlikely since it’s present in practically everything with a brain), but the book seems to suggest that the onset is quite spontaneous. Like all of a sudden, due to living in a cushioned world which has eradicated feelings of fear etc. your brain can just snap and you go crazy. Even if it’s an evolutionary thing (which makes it even more farfetched) then I dunno. Just feels a little weak.

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Under the Never Sky (2011)
Through the Ever Night (2013)
Into the Still Blue (2014)

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