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Looking Back at the Games I Played in 2023

Looking back at all the games I played in 2023.

I played a lot of games in the last year. I’m not really going to go into my thoughts on every game, as most of them have a review on my blog. I’ll link those where appropriate, if there isn’t a review of the game specifically on my blog, then I’ll link my playthrough on Twitch as I generally discuss my thoughts as I’m playing them. I also included a highlight reel from my Twitch streams, since a…

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The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: What happens next?

What happens next for the queen? What is National Mourning? Will Harry and Meghan finally get a break?

Queen Elizabeth II, like her predecessor, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. But already we know her well, and we understand why her gifts, and those of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, have stirred the only part of the Commonwealth she has yet been able to visit. She has already been acclaimed as Queen of Canada. We make our claim too, and others will come…

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Let's pay a visit to Charleston,SC...

Let’s pay a visit to Charleston,SC…

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Glenn Rolfe

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Glenn Rolfe

Meghan: Hey Glenn! Welcome back to our annual Halloween Extravaganza! Let’s jump right into this: What is your favorite part of Halloween? Glenn: Having NO excuse not to watch horror movies every freaking day! Meghan: What is your favorite Halloween tradition? Glenn: Trick-or-treating with my kiddos. Meghan: If Halloween is your favorite holiday (or even second favorite holiday), why? Glenn:…

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Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide

Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide

Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide Category Main Description: Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., shares her message on the holiday marking her uncle’s birthday. Subscribe to Fox News! TopTrengingTV Hunting the most trend video of the moment, every hour every day 24/7. Youtube Video Data Published At: 2021-01-18T19:15:40Z   Tags:  [‘toptrendingtv’, ‘trend…

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Wow, the last book haul I did was back in August of 2017!  I might have forgotten a few books or there may be repeats from old book hauls, but I honestly haven’t bought that many books in the past 7 months.  Wow.. 7 months without buying enough books to warrant a haul? I should receive an award. I am an affiliate for the Book Depository so in full disclosure, the links to purchase the books in this post may give me a small commission.

Rebekah

by Jill Eileen Smith

Book two in the Wives of the Patriarchs series.

Christian Historical Fiction

When her father dies and she is left in the care of her conniving brother Laban, Rebekah knows her life has changed forever. Her hope for the future is restored when she falls in love with her cousin Isaac, and their relationship starts strong. But marital bliss cannot last forever, and the birth of their twin sons marks the beginning of years of misunderstanding, disagreement, and betrayal. The rift between them grows wider and wider until it is surely too deep to be mended. And yet, with God all things are possible.

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Scarlet

by A.C Gaughen

Book one in the Scarlet trilogy.

Young Adult Historical Fantasy Romance Retelling

★★★★

I won this in a giveaway held on Twitter by Kelly from @divabooknerd.  I love this retelling of Robin Hood, I’ve read it over and over and I’m so happy to finally have a physical copy of it to read!

Will Scarlet is good at two things: stealing from the rich and keeping secrets – skills that are in high demand in Robin Hood’s band of thieves, who protect the people of Nottingham from the evil sheriff. Scarlet’s biggest secret of all is one only Robin and his men know…that she is posing as a thief; that the slip of a boy who is fast with sharp knives is really a girl.

The terrible events in her past that led Scarlet to hide her real identity are in danger of being exposed when the thief taker Lord Gisbourne arrives in town to rid Nottingham of the Hood and his men once and for all. As Gisbourne closes in a put innocent lives at risk, Scarlet must decide how much the people of Nottingham mean to her, especially John Little, a flirtatious fellow outlaw, and Robin, whose quick smiles have the rare power to unsettle her. There is real honor among these thieves and so much more – making this a fight worth dying for.

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Gemina

by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Book two in The Illuminae Files trilogy.

Young Adult Science Fiction

When Illuminae came out I thought I would read it straight away.  I did not.  I read Illuminae the week the last book in the trilogy came out.  And I loved it! So I went out and bought Gemina and Obsidio because I needed to continue to story.  Even though I was hoping to get all of them in hardcover from the Book Depository.

(THIS BLURB IS FROM ILLUMINAE SO THERE WON’T BE ANY SPOILERS)

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.

BRIEFING NOTE: Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.

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Obsidio

by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Book three in The Illuminae Files trilogy.

Young Adult Science Fiction

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Daughter of the Siren Queen

by Tricia Levenseller

Book two in the Daughter of the Pirate King duology.

Young Adult Fantasy Romance

It took me a LONG time to get around to reading Daughter of the Pirate King, I mean I loved the premise and I love pirates and I was so excited when it first came out.  But it wasn’t until the sequel was about to be released that I actually picked it up.  And devoured it.  I went and pre-ordered Daughter of the Siren Queen (unfortunately I was too late to receive the pre-order incentive gift, but I still got the PDF first chapter of Daughter of the Pirate King from Riden’s POV so that was exciting!) and I also ordered it on Kindle so I could read it as soon as it came out.

(THIS BLURB IS FROM DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING SO THERE WON’T BE ANY SPOILERS)

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for.

Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.

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Rosemarked

by Livia Blackburne

Book one in the Rosemarked series (duology, trilogy?)

Young Adult Fantasy

★★★★

I was originally a bit hesitant about this one, the blurb just sounded so cliche and I was worried I wouldn’t ever get around to reading it if I bought it.  But then I just sort of caved (can’t remember why?) and bought it.  Then when it arrived I read it.  AND LOVED IT!  I didn’t write a review but in the cover reveal fro Umbertouched, the sequel, I expressed some of my thoughts – so you can check that out HERE.

A healer who cannot be healed . . .

When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she knows it’s only a matter of time before she fully succumbs. Now she’s destined to live her last days in isolation, cut off from her people and unable to practice her art—until a threat to her village creates a need that only she can fill.

A soldier shattered by war . . .

Broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, Dineas thirsts for revenge against his captors. Now escaped and reunited with his tribe, he’ll do anything to free them from Amparan rule—even if it means undertaking a plan that risks not only his life but his very self.

Thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital, the two couldn’t be more different: Zivah, deeply committed to her vow of healing, and Dineas, yearning for vengeance. But as they grow closer, they must find common ground to protect those they love. And amidst the constant fear of discovery, the two grapple with a mutual attraction that could break both of their carefully guarded hearts.

This smart, sweeping fantasy with a political edge and a slow-burning romance will capture fans of The Lumatere Chronicles and An Ember in the Ashes.

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The Case for Jamie

by Brittany Cavallaro

Book three in the Charlotte Holmes quartet.

Young Adult Contemporary Mystery Retelling

I read A Study of Charlotte way back in 2016, and I loved it so much I wrote a review for it (you can read that HERE).  When The Last of August came out I also loved it.  And then I forgot all about this series.  It was by chance that I came across the third installment and discovered it would be a quartet.  I look forward to reading more about Jamie and Charlotte and seeing the character development that a year has had on them.

(THIS BLURB IS FROM A STUDY OF CHARLOTTE SO THERE WON’T BE ANY SPOILERS)

The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s great-great-great-granddaughter, who has inherited not only Sherlock’s genius but also his volatile temperament. From everything Jamie has heard about Charlotte, it seems safer to admire her from afar.

From the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else. But when a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. Jamie and Charlotte are being framed for murder, and only Charlotte can clear their names. But danger is mounting and nowhere is safe—and the only people they can trust are each other.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Coloring Book

by Sarah J. Maas and Charlie Bowater

Colouring book companion to the ACOTAR series.

Self explanatory.  It’s the colouring book for A Court of Thorns and Roses drawn by the greatest ACOTAR artist, Charlie Bowater.  I bought it in anticipation of A Court of Frost and Starlight.  I’m excited to start colouring it!

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Impressive Wingspan

by Jessica from JCroftDesigns on Etsy

A Court of Thorns and Roses series Sticker

★★★★★

I saw this sticker and could not resist!  I love it so much and the letter from Jessica was really sweet!  I have it on my laptop (my boss had questions….) and I love it so much I actually went ahead and ordered two more! It’s just  so cute, and funny and makes me swoon a little thinking of Rhysand.

Etsy: JCroftDesigns

  Second Hand Books

Trashed by Alison Gaylin

Trashed by Alison Gaylin

Trace by Lori Foster

Ranger’s Apprentice: The Burning Bridge by John Flannagan

Palace of Darkness by Tracy L. Higley

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(A Short but Long Overdue) Book Haul #16 Wow, the last book haul I did was back in August of 2017!  I might have forgotten a few books or there may be repeats from old book hauls, but I honestly haven't bought that many books in the past 7 months. 

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Pastels at Twilight

Cleansed and mud-free, we set out Tuesday evening on a short walk before a birthday dinner. Hoping to catch sunset at the lakeside, we soon realised it was too far west to reach in time.  We settled on wandering round the lake in soft twilight. 

Almost-grown cygnets pootled alongside discarded traffic cones.  A little gull floated peacefully amid muted pastels.  A clutter of furniture…

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The King of Bridges

The longest covered bridge in Georgia is pretty incredible, but the story of the freed slave who constructed this 1840's bridge is even more fascinating.

In Woodbury, GA there is an old covered bridge spanning Red Oak Creek. Built in 1840, by a freed slave, this bridge has a lot of history and is known as the longest covered bridge in the state. At 391 total feet, the bridge has a 115 foot covered section which is said to be the longest unsupported span in Georgia It also has a very long timber-decked approach that is 250 feet long. So while the…

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Leaving Sky Cinema in July 2017!

Leaving Sky Cinema in July 2017!

Take a look at the films that are leaving Sky Cinema during July 2017. Catch them while you can, whether you love them or want to catch up with them before they disappear!

Saturday 1 July ​​Herbie Goes Bananas – Family

Sunday 2 July ​​The Exorcism of Molly Hartley – Hits

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The Filmography 2019 - List Trailers Edition

The Filmography 2019

001- GRETA 002- Framing John Delorean 003- Ford v Ferrari 004- Finding Steve McQueen 005- Men in Black International 006- Murder Mystery 007- Jumanji - The Next Level 008- Jexi 009- Sextuplets 010- GRETA 011- Knives Out 012- CATS 013- Blinded By the Light (Spider-Man - Far From Home audio) 014- Spider-Man - Far From Home 015- Playmobil - The Movie 016- LUCE (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood audio) 017- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 018- John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum 019- Men in Black International 020- Knives Out 021- The Art of Self Defense 022- The Kid Who Would Be King (Spider-Man - Far From Home audio) 023- Dead Trigger 024- Spider-Man - Far From Home 025- Hellboy 026- Ford v Ferrari 027- Alita Battle Angel 028- Tyler Perry´s A Madea Family Funeral 029- Angel Has Hallen 030- Hellboy 031- The Kid 032- The King 033- Avengement 034- Dragged Across Concrete 035- Bottom Of The 9th 036- Family 037- Farming 038- Hellboy 039- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 040- FREAKS 041- Good Boys 042- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 043- The Kitchen 044- John Wick Chpater 3 - Parabellum 045- Good Boys 046- Wonder Park 047- Ophelia (Wonder Park audio) 048- Outlawed (Wonder Park audio) 049- ABOMINABLE 050- UglyDolls 051- Charlie´s Angels 052- Aladdin 053- John Wick Chpater 3 - Parabellum 054- Playmobil - The Movi 055- Slaughterhouse Rulez 056- Being Frank 057- A Shaun The Sheep The Movie 058- Tyler Perry´s A Madea Faily Funeral 059- Missing Link 060- The Angry Birds Movie 2 061- The Secret Life Of Pets 2 062- Avengers - Endgame 063- The Hustle 064- The Farewell 065- The Hummingbird Project 066- Aother Shot 067- The Secret Life Of Pets 2 068- Tolkien 069- Triple Threat 070- This is Not Berlin 071- Shadow 072- Tolkien 073- 6 Underground 074- Charlie´s Angels 075- Triple Threat 076- 1917 077- Togo 078- Toy Story 4 079- What Men Want 080- Shazam! 081- Alita Battle Angel 082- Booksmart 083- Captain Marvel 084- Dumbo 085- Frozen 2 086- Gemini Man 087- Frozen 2 088- Aladdin 089- Midway 090- Lucy in the Sky 091- JOKER 092- Fast & Furius Presents Hobs & Shaw 093- Midway 094- Turma da Mônica - Laços 095- Dora and the Lost City of Gold 096- Avengers - Endgame 097- Men in Black International 098- Hellboy 099- Dora ad the Lost City of Gold 100- Wonder Park 101- Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker 102- Noelle 103- Ode to Joy 104- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 105- Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker 106- Men in Black International 107- The Kid Who Be king 108- Avengers - Endgame 109- X-Men - Dark Phoenix 110- Captain Marvel 111- X-Men - Dark Phoenix 112- Daniel Isn´t Real 113- Bacurau (Avengers - Endgame audio) 114- Shazam!(Avengers - Endgame audio) 115- Avengers - Endgame 116- Godzilla - King of Monsters 117- How to Train Your Dragon - The Hidden World 118- The Divine Fury 119- Escape Plan The Extractors 120- X-Men - Dark Phoenix 121- How to Train Your Dragon - The Hidden World 122- The Lion King 123- Godzilla - King of Monsters 124- Fast & Furius Presents Hobs & Shaw 125- Jojo Rabbit 126- Long Shot 127- Miss Bala 128- Maleficent Mistress of Evil 129- Jumanji - The Next Level 130- White Snake 131- Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker 132- Maleficent Mistress of Evil 133- SHAFT 134- Rocketman 135- Spies in Disguise 136- Maleficent Mistress of Evil 137- Playing With Fire 138-Sword of Trust 139- T-34 140- Terminator - Dark Fate 141- Rambo Last Blood 142- Replicas 143- Spider-Man - Far From Home 144- Terminator - Dark Fate 145- Spider-Man - Far From Home 146- Fast & Furius Presents Hobs & Shaw 147- POKEMON - Detective Pikachu 148- Spies in Disguise 149- Stuber 150- Fast & Furius Presents Hobs & Shaw 151- Shazam! 152- IDFA 153- Fronteras 154- The Informer 155- Ip Man 4 156- John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum 157- The Liong King 158- Master Z 159- The LEGO Movie 2 The Second Part (Avengers - Endgame audio) 160- The Monkey Prince (Avengers - Endgame audio) 191- Avengers - Endgame 192- SERENITY 193- The Dead Don´t Die 194- Zombieland - Double Tap (TRolls World Tour audio) 195- The Dead Don´t Die 196- Relaxer 197- Late Night 198- The Hustle 199- The Public 200- Red Joan (The Public audio) 201- JOKER (The Public audio) 202- Wild Rose (The Public audio) 203- Divide And Conuer - The Story of roger Ailes 204- Nada a Perder 2 205- Ad Astra 206- Parasite 207- Uncut Gems 208- El Camino A Breaking Bad Movie 209- Lords of Chaos 210- Ladyworld (JOKER audio) 211- A Vigilante (JOKER audio) 212- SKIN (JOKER audio) 213- Dumbo (JOKER audio) 214- JOKER 215- Us 216- Midsommar (Us audio) 217- Never Grow Old 218- The Death of Dick Long 219- The Gangster, the Cop, The Devil (The Art Self Defense audio) 220- Cold Pursuit 221- Gemini Man 222- Glass 223- Captain Marvel 224- SAVAGE 225- Trolls World Tour 226- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Doctor Sleep audio) 227- The Isle (Doctor Sleep audio) 228- The Intruder (Doctor Sleep audio) 229- The Lodge (Doctor Sleep audio) 230- Under the Silver Lake 231- Alita Battle Angel 232- The Strangers - Prey at Night 233- 83rd Street 234- We Have Always Lived in the Castle 235- X-Men - Dark Phoenix 236- Monos 237- Glass 238- SERENITY 239- The Unicorn 240- My Evil Stepdad 241- Saint Maud 242- SERENITY 243- Saint Maud 244- The Mountain 245- The Guilty 246- The Hummingbird Project 247- BOZE CIALO 248- Marighella (Her Smell audio) 249- Her Smell 250- In Fabric 251- King of Thieves 252- Trading Pait 253- Dark Waters (Harriet audio) 254- The Professor and the Madman (Harriet audio) 255- After 256- American Woman 257- Angel Has Fallen 258- Tone-Deaf 259- Toy Story 4 260- The Vanishig 261- Tresspassers 262- The Souvenir 263- The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 264- Into The Ashes 265- BIG SHARK 266- Child´s Play 267- Better Days 268- Accident 269- Child´s Play 270- Dead Water 271- JUDY 272- Don´t Let Go 273- Fighting With My Family 274- Eli 275- Scary Story to Tell in the Dark 276- Knives out 277- JOKER 278- Pet Sematary 279- Look Away 280- The Final Wish (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly vil and Vile audio) 281- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly vil and Vile 282- Queen & Slim 283- Play or Die 284- Polaroid 285- Project Ithaca 286- Replicas 287- the Nightingale (The LEGO Movie 2 The Second Part audio) 288- Songbird (The LEGO Movie 2 The Second Part audio) 289- The LEGO Movie 2 The Second Part 290- Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker 291- Missing Link 292- Shazam! 293- Trolls World Tour 294- The Lighhouse 295- Angel of Mine 296- It Chapter Two 297- Crawl 298- Motherless Brooklyn 299- Godzilla - King of Monsters 300- Happy Death Day 2U 301- It Chapter Two 302- Hotel Mumbai 303- Annabelle Comes Home 304- 3 From Hell (Motherless Brooklyn audio) 305- Black and Blue (Motherless Brooklyn audio) 306- Motherless Brooklyn 307- The Kitche 308- It Chapter Two 309- Doctor Sleep (Jacob´s Ladder audio) 310- Jacob´s Ladder 311- Ready or Not 312- Richard Jewell 313- The Beach Bum 314- The Command 315- Brightburn 316- The Curse of La Llorona 317- Night Hunter 318- Escape Room (Night Hunter audio) 319- Teacher 320- Hagazussa 321- The Haunting of Sharon Tate 322- The Edge of Democracy 323- A Odisseia dos Tontos 324- A Scoreo Settle 325- 21 Bridges 326- Bombshell 327- The Irishman 328- Secrets 329- Out of Blue 330- Rambo Last Blood 331- The Mustang 332- Pain and Glory 333- Light of My Life 334- Avengers - Endgame 335- Yesterday 336- The Death of John F. Donovan 337- Breakthrough (Motherless Brooklyn audio) 338- Lady and the Tramp (Motherless Brooklyn audio) 339- Extremely Wicked,, Shockingly Evil and Vile 340- Ladies in Black 341- Five Feet Apart 342- CATS 343- Astronaut 344- Baristas 345- Head Count 346- Frozen 2 347- POKEMON - Detective Pikachu 348- the Last Tree 349- The sun is Also a Star 350- The Aftermath 351- POKEMON - Detective Pikachu 352- APOLLO 11 353- Ad Astra (The Lion King audio) 354- Lucy in the Sky (The Lion King audio) 355- Harriet (The Lion King audio) 356- Don´t Come Back From The Moon) 357- Penguins 358- The Goldfinch 359- Nada a Perder 2 360- Downton Abbey 361- Ice on Fire 362- The Biggest Little Farm 363- ICEMAN 364- Honeyland (The Peanut Butter Falcon audio) 365- Where´d You Go Bernadette (The Peanut Butter Falcon audio) 367- Midsommar (The Peanut Butter Falcon audio) 368- The Peanut Butter Falcon 369- Marriage Story 370- The Peanut Butter Falcon 371- Father The Flame 372- Toni Morrison the Pieces I Am 373- Spider-Man - Far From Home 374- Fighting With My Family 375- Little Women 376- The Aeronauts 377- Loro 378- Low Tide 379- Nancy Drew and the Hidden 380- Hardball The Girls of Summer 381- Katie Says Goodbye 382- Overcome 383- Paradise Hills 384- The Lion King 385- Minha Mãe é Uma Peça 3 - O Filme 386- The Last Black Man in San Francisco 387- Spider in the Web 388- The Art of Racing in the Rain 389- Drunk Parents 390- Superpower Dogs 391- The Angry Birds Movie 2 392- The Beach Bum 393- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 394- Good Boys 395- Tyrel 396- UglyDolls 397- Under The Eiffel Tower 398- Summer Night 399- JUDY 400- Wine Calling 401- Zombieland - Double Tap 402- A Vida Invisível 403- The Good Liar 404- Dumbo 405- Blinded By the Light 406- Papi Chulo 407- Peel 408- Burn Your Maps 409- Malificent Mistress of Evil 410- Super Size Me 2 411- Catching Faith 2 The Homecoming 412- Chasing The Dragon 2 413- Divaldo - O Mensageiro da Paz 414- Dolemite Is My Name 415- Ms. Purple 416- Ophelia 417- Run the Race 418- Last Christmas 419- BEL-AIR 420- Berlin, I Love You 421- Booksmart 422- A Hidden Life 423- A Beatiful Day In The Neighborhood 424- Antiquities 425- Little 426- Giant Little Ones 427- Gloria Bell 428- Semper Fi 429- The Black Godfather 430- The Bronx, USA 431- The Parting Glass 432- The Pass 433- The Professor 434- The Quiet One 435- Tolkien 436- The Upside 437- Us 438- Waves 439- Queen & Slim 440- The Two Popes 441- Yesterday 442- Vita and Virginia 443- A Dog´s Journey 444- A Dog´s Way Home 445- The Mustang 446- On Becoming a God in Central Florida 447- The Mountain 448- All is True 449- Amazing Grace 450- Con permisito dijo Monchito 451- Charlie´s Angels 452- ABOMINABLE 453- Toy Story 4 454- Aladdin 455- Rocketman 456- Western Stars 457- How To Train Your Dragon Hidden World 458- Shazam!

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While waiting for my train this week before returning to Cork, I took advantage of the the lovely Spring sunshine to stroll around the area beside the Irish Rail Dublin terminus at Heuston.

Dublin Heuston Station, from John’s Road

We rush in and rush out of this building, eager to catch a train or a bus or a tram, too busy to appreciate where we are. The magnificent building that is Dublin Heuston train  terminus was originally constructed to conceal the train sheds and platforms.

Dating from 1846, it was designed by an English architect, and designer of many railway stations, Sancton Wood (1815-1866) . It is in the style of an Italian Palazzo and is highly decorated.

Dublin Heuston Station

Constructed on behalf of the Great Southern and Western Railway company it was originally known as Kingsbridge. Our mother, being from a railway family, always referred to this place as Kingsbridge.

It was so named as the terminal is adjacent to a cast iron bridge crossing the Liffey that was known as King’s Bridge which was constructed in 1823 to commemorate the visit in 1821 of King George IV. In 1923  the bridge was renamed Sarsfield Bridge and in 1941 it was renamed Séan Heuston Bridge.

Séan Heuston 1891-1916

Séan Heuston was born in Dublin and joined the Great Southern and Western Railway as a clerk in Limerick at the age of 17. He was transferred to Kingsbridge in 1913. He became one of the leaders of the 1916 rising in Ireland against the British. He was the youngest man executed for his part in the Easter Rising against British Rule. He was shot by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol in May 1916.

Name plaque on Séan Heuston Bridge 

The bridge has many very nice ornamental ironwork panels.

The view from the Séan Heuston Bridge down the Liffey is dominated by the famous Guinness James Gate Brewery, seen here on the right bank of the river.  The famous Harp logo can be seen on the darker building, amid the high tech steel structures on the site.

Across the road from Heuston Station is the very impressive Dr Steevens Hospital. Now an administrative building for the health authority,  the hospital was founded in 1720 by the sister of Dr Richard Steevens (1653-1710), under the terms of his will.

The building facing Heuston Station

It’s quite amazing to think that patents accessed the hospital through these impressive doors almost 300 years ago

East door. This was the original entrance

close up of east door

Guinness Brewery, founded in 1759, donated small bottles of stout to the patients from the brewery next door. The tradition of giving hospital patients a daily stout persisted well into the 20th century in many Irish hospitals.

There is always something interesting  to discover in Dublin!

    Postcards from Dublin..while waiting for the train While waiting for my train this week before returning to Cork, I took advantage of the the lovely Spring sunshine to stroll around the area beside the Irish Rail Dublin terminus at Heuston.

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One Covered Bridge Deserves Another… Just down the street from King's Bridge is the Barronvale Bridge (also known as Barron's Mill Bridge), at Middlecreek Township, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania crossing Laurel Hill Creek.  This is the longest remaining covered bridge in Somerset County and is one of 10.   (Eight more to go!)

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Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide

Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide

Dr. Alveda King on bridging America's racial divide Category Main Description: Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., shares her message on the holiday marking her uncle’s birthday. Subscribe to Fox News! TopTrengingTV Hunting the most trend video of the moment, every hour every day 24/7. Youtube Video Data Published At: 2021-01-18T19:15:40Z   Tags:  [‘toptrendingtv’, ‘trend…

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Open for a Month, San Francisco's Transit Terminal Shut Down Due to Cracked Beams

"The cracked beam was spotted Tuesday morning by workers installing ceiling panels on the center’s third-floor bus platform, and concern over its potential failure prompted city officials to close the terminal and some streets at 4:30 p.m," report Matier & Ross for the Chronicle on Sept. 28.

They shunted rush-hour commuters to the nearby Temporary Transbay Terminal, which had been used during the center’s construction.

During an overnight inspection of the center, which opened on Aug. 11, a second crack was discovered, though smaller than "[t]he initial tear [that] runs about 2½ feet long and 4 inches deep through the bottom of a 60-foot-long beam that supports both the center’s celebrated rooftop park above and a bus deck below," reported the Chronicle's Kurtis Alexander and Evan Sernoffsky on Sept. 27.

Representatives of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, which built and operates the transit center, said Wednesday they didn’t know the causes of the cracks, but they remained concerned about the potential for the beams to fail. Fremont Street, which passes under the center, also is scheduled to stay closed through Oct. 5.

The Chronicle's urban design critic, John King, delves into the structural engineering aspects of the three-block, 1,500-foot building that "twice span major roadways."

Those spans are supported by just four massive beams. Two of them have cracked.

What makes the situation so worrisome is that the cracked girders are the primary means of support for the transit center as it spans Fremont. The only things below the bus deck are sidewalks and asphalt.

King interviewed many structural engineers for the story. 

“You’ve got a bus deck hanging from a column that in turn is held up by two cracked beams,” said Joe Maffei, founder of San Francisco’s Maffei Structural Engineering...“I think we are lucky that there was not a collapse.”

While it is not known what caused the cracking of the steel beams which were fabricated by Herrick Corp. in Stockton, Calif., King offers one possiblity:

The most troubling scenario is that the design by Thornton Tomassetti structural engineers and Pelli Clark Pelli Architects didn’t adequately account for the twin pressures of a bus deck and rooftop.

"Hydraulic jacks and newly fabricated steel beams arrived Sunday morning ... where they’ll be used to shore up the spot over Fremont Street where cracks were discovered," reports Michael Cabanatuan on Sept. 30.

By midnight Sunday, Mark Zabaneh, director for the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, said the first of three phases of shoring up the transit center should be completed. It’s not yet clear how long the whole process will take, but by Monday or Tuesday, he said, authorities should have a better idea of when they can partially open Fremont Street.

Once crews install the temporary bracing, it will relieve weight from the damaged girders and allow extensive testing to help determine the cause of the cracking. It could take a week or longer to get results of those tests, he said.

Matier and Ross note the proximity of the transit center to two other engineering failures:

The center sits next to the troubled Millennium Tower, which has sunk 18 inches since it opened in 2009. 

The cracked beam is also reminiscent of the cracked bolts that plagued the eastern span of the Bay Bridge.

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Source: https://www.planetizen.com/news/2018/10/100875-open-month-san-franciscos-transit-terminal-shut-down-due-cracked-beams

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Putiferio (poltergeist serenade) - chapter 1 (don’t feed the animals)

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a satanic (aural) comedy courageously mixed/blended & recorded live by maux (aka mauxuam) during the 20/21/22/23 august 2017 at the Ormus Lounge in Frank Zappa Straße, Marzahn.DDR/Berlin.EU. calling the ghosts: Daevid Allen / Negativeland / Alan Vega / Leonard Cohen / Prince / Lucio Battisti / Fabrizio De Andrè / Frank Zappa / Kim Fowley / Snakefinger / Muslimgauze juiced, cut & baked with trust at Sandokan Bay studio incidentally dislocated in Frank Zappa Straße Marzahn.DDR on the early days of september 2017 during the full moon phase .. while desperatly skint sinking too close to the bone .. dedicated to my ghost … forever longing for the Pearl of Labuan.

total play time: 6 hours 13 minutes 34 seconds

TRACKsLISTing: 001 - Johanna M. Beyer : Music Of The Spheres [An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music vol.2 - 1938] 002 - Vincente Price : How To See Ghosts or Surely Bring Them To You [A Hornbook For Witches, Stories and Poems For Halloween - Caedmon Rec. 1976 - LA]003 - Sun Ra : There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You of) [Lanquidity - 1978]004 - Franco Battiato : Il Silenzio del Rumore [Pollution - 1972 - Sicilia]005 - Lucio Battisti : La Collina dei Ciliegi [Il Nostro Caro Angelo - 1973 - Roma]006 - Mono Pause : Come Into The Future [America The Beautiful - Reccomended Rec 1994]007 - Throbbing Gristle : Convincing People [20 Jazz Funk Greats - Industrial Rec. 1979 - London]008 - The Residents : We Are An Happy Family [Commercial Album - Ralph Rec. 1980 - SF]008 - Vampire Rodents : Bosch Erotique [America The Beautiful - Reccomended Rec 1994]010 - Kim Fowley : 1983 - Don't Feed The Animals [Snake Document Masquerade - Island Rec. 1979]011 - Kevin Ayers : Song From The Bottom Of A Well [Whatevershebringswesing - 1974 - UK]012 - Van Der Graaf Generator : Necromancer [The Aerosol Grey Machine - 1969 - London]013 - W. Biggers : Underdog [Television's Greatest Hits vol.2: More From The 50’s & 60'Ss - ? - Hollywood]014 - Wiseblood : Grease Nipples [PTTM - 1991 - NY]015 - The Swingle Singers : Country Dances [The Swingle Singers - Stax Rec. 1973 - Chicago]016 - The Flying Lizards : Mandelay Song [The Flying Lizards - Virgin Rec. 1979 - London]017 - Tuxedomoon : Ninotchka [Divine - Crammed Rec 1982 - SF/Bruxelles]018 - Tomita : Golliwog's Cakewalk [The Newest Sound of Debussy: Snowflakes Are Dancing - 1974 - Japan]019 - Gershon Kingsley & Leonid Hambro : Summertime [Switched-On Gershwin - 1970 - France]020 - The Pointer Sisters : That's How I Feel [The Pointer Sisters - 1973 - ]021 - Frank Zappa : Let Me Take You To The Beach [Studio Tan - 1978]022 - Laibach : Take Me To Heaven [We Come In Peace - Mute Rec 2012 - Lubjana]023 - Bud Tutmarc : My Beautiful King of Kings [Sacred Hawaiian Melodies - ? - Hawaii]024 - Kostas Bezos Hawaiian Orchestra : Ta Aspra Sta Vouna / The White Bird In The Mountains [1930 - Rembetika - Greece/Hawaii]025 - Wilmoth Houdini : Blow Wind Blow [I Dont Feel At Home In This World Anymore 1927—1948 - ?]026 - Leader Cleveland : Babylon Is Falling Down [God Give Me Light 1927-1931 - Missisipi]027 - John Lurie & Tom Waits : World of Adventure [Fishing With John - 1998]028 - Max Steiner : King Kong March [King Kong OST - 1933 - Hollywood]029 - Material feat. Killah Priest : Temple of The Mental [Intonarumori - Axiom 1999 - NY]030 - Lesego Rampolokeng & The Kalahari Surfers : End Beginnings [End Beginnnings - Reccomended Rec 1993 - Soweto]031 - Allen Ginsberg & Hal Wilner : Ode To Failure [The Lion For Real - ? ]032 - Bee Gees : Lay It On Me [Mythology -  ? ]033 - Iceberg Slim : Broadway Sam [Reflections - 1994]034 - Douglas Adams : Life Is Terribly Unfair [The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - BBC ? - London]035 - Snakefinger : There Is No Justice In Life [Night of Desirable Objects - Ralph Rec. 1992 - SF]036 - VVV (aka Alan Vega) : Resurrection River [Resurrection River - ? - NY]037 - Tino Contreras : Santo [Astonishing Stuff! - 1966]038 - Zelwer : Evviva l'amore [The Gods Are Angry / Made to Measure vol.36 - Crammed Discs ? - Bruxelles]039 - Tin Hat Trio : Width of The World [Helium - 2000]040 - Lindsay Cooper : Stitch Goes The Needle [Rags - 1980]041 - Exuma : Seance In The Sixth Fret [Exuma - 1970 - Bahamas/NY]042 - Nurse With Wound : Black Teeth [Huffin' Rag Blues - 2008]043 - Wiseblood : Hey Bop A Ree Bop [PTTM - 1991 - NY]044 - The Church Universal and Triumphant : Invocation for judgement against and destruction of rock music [The Sounds of American Doomsday Cults - 1984 - US]045 - Snog : The New Cocksucker Blues [Babes In Consumerland - 2013 - Australia]046 - Black Flag : Family Man [Family Man - 1984 - US]047 - Banta : Banta Trance Speech 1948 [Okkulte Stimmen - Mediale Musik: Recordings Of Unseen Intelligences 1905-2007 - Ubuweb 2016 - Germany]048 - Amanda Lear : It's a Better Life [Diamonds For Breakfast - 1980 - Italia]049 - Diana Ross : No One Gets The Prize [The Boss - 1979 - US]050 - Adriano Celentano : Happy To Be Dancing With You [Geppo Il Folle - 1978 - Italia/Milano]051 - Defunkt : We All Dance Togheter [Defunkt - 1980 - NY]052 - Earth, Wind and Fire : Moment Of Truth [Earth, Wind and Fire - 1971]053 - Prince : Family Name [The Rainbow Children - Parsley Park 2001 - US]054 - James Chance & The Contortions : Dish It Out [No New York - 1978 - NY]055 - The Pop Group : We Are All Prostitutes [We Are All Prostitutes - Rough Trade 1979 - London]056 - Rip Rig & Panic : It's Always Tit For Tac You Foolish Brats [Storm The Reality Asylum - Virgin 1982 - London]057 - Kim Fowley Jr. : Fred Loves Betty [Son of Frankenstein - ]058 - Geza X and The Mommymen : We Need More Power [You Goddam Kids! - 2002 - LA]059 - Germs : What We Do Is Secret [G - 1980 - LA]060 - Bad Brains : Pay To Cum [Bad Brains - 1982 - NY]061 - King Krimson : Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With [The Power To Believe - 2003 - London]062 - Butthole Surfers : The Lord Is A Monkey [Electriclarryland - 1996 - Seattle]063 - Frank Zappa : I'm So Cute [Sheik Yerbouti - 1979 - US]064 - Captain Beefheart : Floppy Boot Stomp [Bat Chain Puller - 1976 - US]065 - Pere Ubu : Rhapsody in Pink [The Art of Walking - 1980 - NY]066 - Snakefinger : The Picture Makers vs. Children Of The Sea [Greener Postures - Ralph Rec. 1980 - SF]067 - Superspirit : We Belong To The Cosmos [Permission To Come Aboard - Tummy Touch 2009 - NY]068 - Rip Rig & Panic : Leave Your Spittle In The Pot [Storm The Reality Asylum - Virgin 1982 - London]069 - David Thrussell : Turn Muzak On It's Head [The Voices of Reason - 2001 - Australia]070 - Robert Ashley : The Bar (side B) [Perfect Lives (The Bar) - Lovely Music 1980 - NY]071 - Harry Hoogstraten : The Do-Dah [K7 Baobab Magazine issue #1 - 1978 - Italia/ ]072 - The Residents : The Moles Are Coming [Intermission - Ralph Rec. 1981 - SF]073 - Akira Mitake : Can't Touch, Even Watch [Out Of Reach - 1983 - Tokyo]074 - Eddy Detroit : Seed of The Oyster [Jungle Captive - 1997]075 - Roger Ruskin Spear : Drop Out [Trouser Freak - 1972]076 - Kim Fowley : Bubble Gum [Bubble Gum - 1967 - US]077 - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper : This Land Is For Everyone [ - US]078 - Violent Femmes : I'm Not Done [We Can Do Anything - 2016 - US]079 - Tom Waits : Step Right Up [Small Change - 1976 - US]080 - Damon : The Road of Life [Song of A Gypsy - 2009]081 - Charles Manson : Spaceman [Commemoration - 1995 - US]082 - Danielle Dax : When I Was Young [Dark Adapted Eye - 1988 - NL]083 - Edith Piaf : Non, Je Ne Rgrette Rien [Je Ne Rgrette Rien - 2011 - France]084 - Fabrizio De Andrè : Il Gorilla [Volume 3 - 1970 - Genova]085 - Donna salentina : E Mujerima Pe La Musica Pazza Pazza [Musiche Tradizionali del Salento -  - Salento/Italia]086 - Carrettiere del Salento : Canto del Carrettiere [Musiche Tradizionali del Salento -  - Salento/Italia]087 - Men's Group From Vlore : What Have Ianina's Eyes Seen ? [Albanie: Vocal And Instrumental Polyphony - 1988 - Albania]088 - Francois Muduya : Chant Avec Cithare [Burundi : Musiques Traditionnelles Recorded by Michel Vuylsteke - 1970 - Burundi]089 - Diamanda Galas : I Put A Spell On You [ - Ellakis]090 - Nurse With Wound : Devil Is This The Night [Dark Fat - 2016 - US]091 - X-TG feat. Antony : Janitor of Lunacy [Desertshore / The Final Report - 2012 - London]092 - Lindsay Cooper : The Chartist Anthem [Rags - 1980]093 - Leonard Cohen : First We Take Manhattan [I'm Your Man - 1988 - Canada]094 - Fred Frith : Too Much Too Little [Cheap At Half The Price - Reccomended Rec 1983]095 - Brion Gysin : From Here To Go [10%: File Under Burroughs - 1996 - NY]096 - Queen : Flash [Flash Gordon OST - - London]097 - Art Bears : Freedom [The World As It Is Today - Reccomended Rec 1981]098 - Robert Wyatt : At Last I Am Free [Wanna Buy A Bridge? - Rough Trade 1980 - UK]099 - Rufus Zuphall : I'm On My Way [Phallobst - 1971 - Germany]100 - Kingdom Come Arthur Brown : Simple Man [Galactic Zoo Dossier - 1971 - US]101 - Edith Perrin : When I Die [1941 - somewhere]

[mellowfestbanana]

Hungry Swan looking for a ‘good Samaritan’ for some food: Credit:CRIMSON TAZVINZWA

The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth. The river then flows north through Leicester, where it is joined by the Grand Union Canal///CRIMSON TAZVINZWA//

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge By Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Leicester Section has now managed to get itself well into the City of Leicester however you would hardly know this as there is a great deal of parkland around. The canal has quite a few trees and so on and the whole stretch is a pleasure to walk through as it’s generally very peaceful with little traffic noise etc. On one side of the canal you do find quite a few old buildings and warehouses etc. which have been re-furbished i.e. converted into flats and so on – also there are one or two old brick chimneys still in existence. Leicester City authorities have gone to some trouble to keep the canal looking like a canal – an example of this is where they have had to put strong concrete bridges over the canal for traffic reasons yet they have adorned and painted up these bridges with nice ornamental metal work. West Bridge is dual numbered – with the canal’s sequence ending at 112 and the other side of the bridge numbered as Bridge 1 i.e. starting off the River Soar’s sequence. Despite this numbering this is not in reality the end of the Leicester Section since at Evan’s Weir the River Soar goes off to the left and the canal continues bearing right between old warehouses. This diversion was built in the late 1800s as part of flood prevention schemes.

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Boat trips by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

The Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Length: 95 km

Country within the UK: England

Source: Hinckley

Mouth: River Trent

Basin size: 1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)

Feeding the Swans by The River Soar by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Feeding the Swans by The River Soar by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Feeding the Swans by The River Soar by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Feeding the Swans by The River Soar by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Feeding the Swans by The River Soar by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Did you know: The bridge carrying the A47 across the Soar at Leicester is known as ‘King Richard’s Bridge’.

The Railway Bridge by Crimson Tazvinzwa

Leicester Canal, River Soar, Tributary in England The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire.