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It's Saturday, and March is Women's History Month, so the cabinet of showing is highlighting books written by and featuring women. From the real life experience of growing up in Iran in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Leslie Fairfield's stark and moving tale of recovering from an eating disorder in Tyranny to the super-powered shenannagins of G. Willo Wilson's Ms Marvel, Joelle Jones's Catwoman and Gail Simone's Batgirl, via Alex DiCampi's vampiric blaxploitation homage Dracula Motherf**ker, Rachael Smiths artistic drama Artificial Flowers , Sarah Millman's tea shop fantasy epic NPC Tea and Grim - which explores what happens when a Grim Reaper loses her scythe there are whole new worlds to discover! (at Destination Venus Comics) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpXiO49sH6v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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LED Video Walls Market Size, Key Players Analysis and Forecast to 2029

Big billboards have been the tried and tested method of attracting customers’ interest. Of late, digital signage has gained traction as a more engaging medium. That being said, the recent development of video walls is triumphing all these methods by a margin. A video wall is made up of several screens that work together to display content. These are being deployed across TV studios, control rooms, shopping malls, sports stadiums, entertainment venues, and airports. With the advancement of LED technology, the quality, scalability, and energy efficiency of these video walls are going through the roof. Such advancements are generating tremendous business possibilities across the global LED video walls market. The paced growth in the media and advertising industry is at the forefront of elevating the market’s growth prospects in the coming years.

 For More Industry Insights Read:  https://www.fairfieldmarketresearch.com/report/led-video-walls-market

 Thriving Media and Advertising Industry to Boost LED Video Walls Market Expansion 

In the past decade, the global media and advertising industry has exhibited explosive growth. The industry also recovered very fast from the economic implications of the global pandemic, exhibiting great stakeholder trust and interest. Such developments are expected to be the pivotal factor in facilitating paced growth across the global LED video walls market. Besides, these display systems also find notable applications in the transportation industry as a medium to inform travellers about the necessary information. Major airports, train stations and other such establishments are actively employing LED video walls. This positive growth trajectory is expected to sustain amidst robust advancements in display technologies.

 Increasing Adoption of LED Video Walls in Outdoor Settings to Open New Avenues of Growth 

As the quality and performance of LED video walls continue to improve, many industries are using these technologies. Precisely, LED video walls installed in outdoor settings are showcasing a stark rise across several industries and market regions. These installations are becoming more and more commonplace in BFSI, sports, education, and retail industries. This is mainly due to the better brightness offered by these screens. Meanwhile, outdoor LED video walls installed for vehicle consoles give the vehicle a more appealing appearance. To this end, outdoor LED video wall installations are gaining traction throughout the automotive and transportation industries. The global LED video walls market is poised to flourish in such a business environment.

Asia Pacific to Emerge as the Fastest Growing LED Video Walls Market Amidst Changing Consumer Behaviour 

Notable changes in consumer preferences and growing market innovations are propelling Asia Pacific as the fastest-growing LED video walls market. The region’s advertising and media industry is thriving, and interactive display units equipped with AR and VR technology are increasing. Major regional economies such as India, China, and Japan are the key contributors to the growth of the regional market. Moreover, Asia Pacific is home to several major market players who are constantly innovating LED video wall technology. Meanwhile, North America is also exhibiting promise as industry players are engaging with audiences in new ways via LED video walls.

 Leading Brands in LED Video Walls Market 

Some of the key players in the global LED video walls market include Toshiba Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Panasonic Corporation, ViewSonic, Electronic Displays, Inc., LG Electronics, Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., and Lighthouse Technologies, Ltd., Planar Systems, NEC Corporation, Daktronics Inc., Barco NV, Delphi Display Systems, Inc., Shenzhen Dicolor Optoelectronics Co Ltd., and Shenzhen Unilumin Group Co. Ltd.

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I've just realised something kinda interesting.

so y'know how people talk about the differing tones between the first game and the second one? there's a lot that contributes to that, but I want to focus in on one comparison in particular.

in both games, there are six canon campaigns in the storyline.

in Left 4 Dead, you are rescued from 4, and rescue yourself in 2.

in Left 4 Dead 2, you are rescued from 4, and rescue yourself in 2.

at first, it seems exactly the same, right? well...no.

the No Mercy chopper pilot is shot by Zoey after turning (an event which becomes even more tragic if you've read her backstory in the comic, which I've talked about before). the Slaters who own the rescue vehicle in Death Toll throw them off the boat presumably unfairly and "leave them to die". the plane pilot from Dead Air was probably either infected (causing the crash) or killed (in said crash). the rescue unit who save them in Blood Harvest are all killed in the fall of Millhaven. as well as that, the survivors never even reach their goal of Echo Safe Zone. even when they're supposed to be safe, they're confronted with death, cruelty, and ever-present reminders of the Infection. they are never successfully rescued by others.

in Left 4 Dead 2, the only rescuer who is killed is the chopper pilot from Dark Carnival. Virgil gets to live (and is likely a carrier too, considering his close proximity with the survivors) and we can safely assume Papa Gator and Rescue 7 end up okay, especially since they were prepped to evac carriers. the killing of the chopper pilot isn't nearly as personal to Nick as it would be to Zoey, and their time spent on Virgil's boat is entirely safe (zombies can't swim and they have their guns). the survivors reach their goal of New Orleans and all four are successfully evacuated to a safe zone (as far as we know).

so the difference is pretty stark already. but we haven't even gone over the times the survivors rescue themselves.

sure, Crash Course is probably the most pleasant evac the Fairfield Survivors experience - they hijack an armoured truck and experience a pretty short, pretty safe drive to just outside Riverside. but the other time they have to save themselves? The Sacrifice. the end of the story. a last-ditch plan after the military fails them, in which they achieve their goal but one of them dies. their most successful evacs are conducted by themselves, and even then one ends with Bill's death.

compare that to the second game. Ellis comes up with a wacky plan to steal his favourite celebrity's stock car from a mall, which works, and the Savannah Survivors use it to escape from two campaigns in a row before it has to be abandoned. this is entirely successful, happens right at the start of the game, and with the immediate exception of the Dark Carnival chopper pilot all other evacs successfully take them (closer) to where they need to be.

the contrast is incredibly interesting, and perhaps also paints an even better picture as to why the Fairfield Survivors were unwilling to join the others and head to New Orleans in The Passing. they don't just distrust the military - they can't trust any rescuer who isn't them. they have to look after their own because everyone else has failed them. The Keys is the ending they chose and they're not willing to put their lives in others' hands again, not after they've already lost one.

a quick note: I'm not at all saying that one game's tone is superior to the other, only that they're different, and that this difference permeates a lot of the games' respective stories. I'm sure this isn't the only area where a direct comparison demonstrates such a contrast.

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Hellu~ Just A Post About Requests

I am not particularly good at this kind of thing, but I wanted to just mention that requests are open for writing. Soon, I may be keen to attempt some art requests, but for now, I am sticking with story writing. Send me a message or ask, and let me know what you’re after. I’ll happily try most things, but I will return your message and let you know if I feel uncomfortable with writing what is asked. I am also happy to do character x reader stories!

Fandoms I Am Happy Writing For:

- Team Fortress 2 - Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse - Detroit: Become Human - Supernatural - Hetalia: Axis Powers - DC Comics - Marvel Cinematic Universe - Outlast and Outlast Whistleblower - Dead By Daylight - Harry Potter - Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit - Sanders’ Sides - Naruto and Naruto Shippuden - The Wolf Among Us - The Walking Dead - Payday (Video Game) - BBC’s Sherlock - Mass Effect - Game of Thrones

- Cuphead: Don’t Mess With the devil And below I have listed just SOME of the ships I adore writing for: - Medic X Heavy - Sniper X Spy - Scout X Miss Pauling - Soldier X Zhanna - Peter B. Parker X Deadpool - Hank Anderson  X Connor - Simon X Markus - RK900 X Gavin Reed - Castiel X Dean Winchester - Germany X Italy - Russia X Germany - Russia X America - Russia X Canada - England X France - America X Japan - Jason Todd X Dick Grayson - Tim Drake X Connor Kent - Tony Stark X T’Challa - Bruce Banner X Thor Odinson - Tony Stark X Pepper Potts - Clint Barton X Natasha Romanoff - Evan Macmillan X Dwight Fairfield - Evan Macmillan X Claudette Morel - Michael Myers X Jake Park - David King X Nea Karlsson - Philip Ojomo X Sally Smithson - Glenn Rhee X Maggie Greene - Lee Everett X Carley - Dallas X Sokol - Sherlock Holmes X John Watson - John Watson X Mary Morstan - Sherlock Holmes X Molly Hooper - Mycroft Holmes X Greg Lestrade - Greg Lestrade X Molly Hooper - Garrus Vakarian X Shephard - Tali’Zorah nar Rayya X Shephard - Jaime Lannister X Brienne of Tarth

- Devil X King Dice

There may be some characters I may be more comfortable writing for, if only because I am more aware of their character or plotline, but I will let you know. There may be a bunch of others I am happy to write for, but for now, here are those that I can think of! Let me know what you’re after and I will try to get around to as many as possible!

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2020-21 Colgate University Raiders Roster

Wingers

#5 Paul McAvoy (Richmond, Kentucky) C

#7 Josh McKechney (Calgary, Alberta) A

#12 Colton Young (Calgary, Alberta)

#13 Matt Verboon (Genève, Switzerland)

#15 Jack Hoey (Fairfield, Connecticut)

#16 Griffin Lunn (Lockport, New York)

#19 Henry Marshall (New Canaan, Connecticut)

#20 Levi Glasman (Lacombe, Alberta)

#22 Tyler Jeanson (Carman, Manitoba) A

#23 Jeff Stewart (Surrey, British Columbia)

Centers

#10 Arnaud Vachon (Ajax, Ontario)

#14 Ethan Manderville (Ottawa, Ontario)

#17 Ross Mitton (Copiague, New York)

#21 Alex Young (Calgary, Alberta)

#25 Evan Tschumi (Calgary, Alberta)

Defensemen

#2 Pierson Brandon (Greenburgh, New York)

#3 Anthony Stark (New York, New York)

#4 Elliott McDermott (Kingston, Ontario)

#8 P.J. Garrett (Duxbury, Massachusetts)

#11 Nick Austin (St. Louis Park, Minnesota)

#24 Trevor Cosgrove (Exeter, New Hampshire) A

#26 Liam Watson-Brawn (Burnaby, British Columbia)

#27 Nick Anderson (Independence, Minnesota)

Goalies

#1 Mitch Benson (Windsor, Ontario)

#31 Andrew Farrier (Montreal, Quebec)

#32 Will Friend (Hamilton, Massachusetts)

#37 Carter Gylander (Beaumont, Alberta)

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Bandito’s Masterlist

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Prompt Lists (Not Mine--Credit to Writings of a Hufflepuff)

Prompt List 1

Prompt List 2

Prompt List 3--Spoopy/Haunted

Prompt List 4--Christmas Time

Prompt List 5

Prompt List 6--Lines from Poems

Criminal Minds

Characters I write for:

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

Derek Morgan

David Rossi

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Dead by Daylight

Characters I write for:

SURVIVORS:

Dwight Fairfield

Jake Park

Steve Harrington

KILLERS:

Evan MacMillian- The Trapper

Michael Myers- The Shape

Anna- The Huntress

Amanda Young- The Pig

Frank and Joey- The Legion

Danny Johnson- Ghost Face

Kazan Yamaoka- The Oni

Pyramid Head- The Executioner

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Defending Jacob

Characters I write for:

Jacob Barber

Andy Barber

Derek Yoo

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Angst

Comatose- Jacob Barber

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Detroit: Become Human

Characters I write for:

Connor

Markus

Simon

Josh

Hank (maybe)

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

DND CONTENT

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Five Nights at Freddy’s 1

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

Five Nights at Freddy’s 3

Five Nights at Freddy’s 4

Five Nights at Freddy’s Sister Location

Five Nights at Freddy’s Pizzeria Simulator

Five Nights at Freddy’s Ultimate Custom Night

Five Nights at Freddy’s Security Breach

Rock ‘n Roll- FNaF: Security Breach Fanfic (ONGOING)

Intro

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Ghost of Tsushima

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Gotham

Characters I write for:

HEROES:

Jim Gordon

Bruce Wayne

Harvey Bullock

Harvey Dent

Alfred Pennyworth

VILLIANS:

Edward Nygma

Oswald Cobblepot

Theo Galavan

Jervis Tetch

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Half Alive

People I write for:

Josh Taylor

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

HENRY DANGER

People I write for:

Henry Hart

Ray Manchester

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

The Ghost of Swellview (ONGOING) ((MATURE AUDIENCE))

Chapter One: Not the Best Driver

Chapter Two: Job Interview

Fluff

Headcanons

IT

Characters I write for:

Bill Denbrough

Eddie Kaspbrak

Richie Tozier

Stanley Uris

Ben Hanscom

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Jurassic Park / World

Characters I write for:

Ian Malcom

Zach Mitchell

Grey Mitchell

Owen Grady

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Marvel

Characters I write for:

Captain America/Steve Rogers

Iron Man/Tony Stark

SpiderMan/Peter Parker

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

Random Story/Fanfic/HC Ideas

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Wolf Story (Title Pending)

Intro

Ranks/Before the Fic

Fluff

Headcanons

Stranger Things

Characters I write for:

Steve Harrington

Will Byers

Mike Wheeler

Dustin Henderson

Lucas Sinclaire

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

The Umbrella Academy

Characters I write for:

Diego Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

Ben Hargreeves

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Eye of the Storm PT. 1

Headcanons

Uncharted

Characters I write for:

Nathan Drake

Samuel Drake

Rafe Adler

Harry Flynn (maybe)

Victor Sullivan (maybe)

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Camila Drake

Fanfics

Honor Among Thieves- Uncharted 2 Fanfic (ONGOING)

Intro

Chapter One: Crash and Burn

Chapter Two: Borneo 

Chapter Three: Unexpected Surprise

Chapter Four: Train Wreck

Libertalia- Uncharted 4 Fanfic (FINISHED)

Intro

Chapter One: Panamanian Jail

Chapter Two: Rekindle

Chapter Three: Crossfire

Chapter Four: Madagascar

Chapter Five: Bombshell

Chapter Six: Libertalia

Chapter Seven: Regret

Chapter Eight: Epilogue

Back in the Game- Uncharted Fanfic (ONGOING)

Intro

Chapter One: Welcome Back

Fluff

Headcanons

YouTubers

YouTubers I write for:

Markiplier/Mark

Jacksepticeye/Sean

CoryxKenshin/Cory

The Shadow Samurai (ONGOING)

Chapter One: Shogun Down

CrankGamePlays/Ethan

NateWantsToBattle/Nathan Sharp/Smith

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Angst

Blurbs

Character Bios (mostly for OCs)

Fanfics

Fluff

Headcanons

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CARL’S BLOG: MAMIE, AN OZARK MOUNTAIN GIRL OF COURAGE

Author’s Note:  Thanks so much for your support in reading my blogs on, “MAMIE, AN OZARK MOUNTAIN GIRL OF COURAGE.”  I have enjoyed bringing the story of my mother to you.  I thought since we have ended the book of Mamie that you might enjoy knowing what has happened to my brothers and sisters who were mentioned several times in the book.  My book on “Mamie” and my five other books can be purchased from Amazon.Com and from me.  You can contact me at cjbarger67@att.net should you be interested in a sign copy. Stay tune to my next novel, “ARKANSAS HILLBILLY.”  I will be starting my blogging soon.  Carl J. Barger

 11-14-20, Carl J. Barger’s Tribute to his parents, Edward and Mamie Totten Barger, and Brothers and Sisters.

A Tribute to MAMIE ANN TOTTEN BARGER AND EDWARD BARGER

Mamie Ann Totten Barger was a woman for all seasons, a woman of courage, strength, and faith.  She valued family above everything else. Before she died, she had said to Carl, “Carl, promise me, you will continue our family reunions.  Do all you can to keep our family together!” “I promise you,” he said.  Of his mother, Carl said, “She was more than just a mother and housewife.  She was my best friend.  A thousand pictures are stored in my mind.  Fond memories have been made and those memories will last forever. Someday there will be a great and grand family reunion.  I will someday join my mother in God’s Heavenly Kingdom where we will sing together, “It Is Well with My Soul.”

Mamie was born in the Settlement Community near Shirley, Arkansas on February 11, 1908 to the late Elias Samuel Totten and Nancy Bradford.   She died at her home in the Pearson Community, Quitman, Arkansas on July 10, 1988.  She is buried in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery, Greers Ferry, Arkansas.

A Tribute to EDWARD BARGER

My father, Edward Barger was a nice person.  He was born in Orrick, Ray County, Missouri on March 29, 1897. He died in the Heber Springs Hospital on September 6, 1968.  He is buried in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery, Greers Ferry, Arkansas.  He moved to Higden, Arkansas, from Bates City, Lafayette County, Missouri when he was eighteen years old.  He spent most of his life farming.  For the last part of his life he owned two country grocery stories where he sold food, gas, and produce.  He and Mamie were good managers of their money.  They raised big gardens to help feed their large family.    

The Twelve Children of Edward and Mamie Ann Totten Barger:

1.                      Harvey Eugene Barger:  Born on August 21, 1923 in Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas.  He died on October 1, 2011 in the Forte Roots Veterans Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  He is buried along with his wife Darlene Gee Barger in the Palestine Baptist Cemetery, Quitman, Arkansas.  Harvey and Darlene had four children, Sheryl, Gayla, Kent, and Terry Barger.  All four are still living.

2.                      Chester Barger: Chester Barger was born on August 19, 1925 in Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas.  He died on December 6, 2016 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He married Letha Smith which is currently living at Southridge Nursing Home in Heber Springs.  Chester and Letha had two children, Johnnie Sue Barger, and Ronnie Dewayne Barger.  Both are still living.

3.                      Louella Imogene Barger Davis was born in Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas on March 25, 1928.  She is currently living at Heritage Place in Conway, Arkansas. She is now 92 years old.  Still doing well.  She and her late husband, Monroe Davis had three children, Joy Ann, Linda, and Tommy.  All three are still living.

4.                      Betty Lou Barger Stark, Gentry was born in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas on July 23, 1930.  She died on March 17, 1996 and is buried in the Davis Special Cemetery, Fairfield Bay, Van Buren County, Arkansas.  Betty and her first husband J. D. Stark had one child, Dianne Christina Stark Barnum.  Dianne is deceased.  After her first husband’s death. Betty married Elvin Gentry.  She and her late Husband, Elvin Gentry had four girls, Reva Neil, Evelyn, Tammy, and Ebbie.  All are still living.  Betty and Elvin had one son, Johnnie Gentry.  He is deceased.  

5.                      Flossie Loudean Barger Schoolcraft was born in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas on January 5, 1933.  She died on April 9, 2020 at her home place in the Pearson Community, Quitman, Arkansas.  She is buried in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery, Greers Ferry, Arkansas. Loudeen and her husband, Lloyd had two children, Peggy Lou Schoolcraft, and David Schoolcraft.  Both are still living.

6.                      Willie Gene Barger was born on September 30, 1935 in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  He died on July 13, 2016 at his home in the Pearson Community, Quitman, Arkansas.  He married Norma Cooper of Marshall, Arkansas and they have three surviving children: Lucretia Lynn, Gary Gene, and Jennifer Lea.  

7.                      Jimmy Levon Barger was born on January 20, 1939 in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  He and his wife Guiva Sue Hazelwood have three children: Cynthia, James, and Joshua.  All are still living.  Both Jimmy and Guiva Sue are still living.

8.                      Roy Edward Barger was born on February 16, 1941 in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  Roy married Margaret Arnhart.  They have three children, Samuel Edward, Roger, and Michelle.  All are still living.

9.                      Carl Junior Barger was born on August 17, 1943 in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  Carl married Lena Dollar.  They have three children, Carla Lynn, Jeffrey Christopher, and Jonathan Curtis Barger.  All are still living.

10.            Ella Mae Barger Francis was born on February 14, 1946 in Higden, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  Ella Mae died on October 21, 2020 in West Plains, Missouri. She and her first husband had three children: Sheila, Beverly, and Ricky Flowers.

11.            Marie Ann Barger was born in September 1949 in the Heber Springs Hospital, and died in September 1949. She is buried along side of her parents Edward and Mamie Barger in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery, Greers Ferry, Arkansas.

12.            Leona Faye Barger was born on November 5, 1951, Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  She is married to Bobby Bittle.  She and Bob have two children: Carey and Brent.  All are still living

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Dorothy Love Coates

Dorothy Love Coates (January 30, 1928 – April 9, 2002) was an American gospel singer.

Biography

Early years

Born Dorothy McGriff in Birmingham, Alabama, her early years were hard, (she later described them as "the same old thing"). Her minister father left the family when she was six, divorcing her mother thereafter. Dorothy began playing piano in the Baptist Church at age ten, then joined her sisters and brother in the McGriff Singers several years later.

Dorothy quit school to work "all the standard Negro jobs" available in Birmingham in the 1940s: scrubbing floors and working behind the counter in laundries and dry cleaners. She began singing with the Gospel Harmonettes— then known as the Gospel Harmoneers— in the early 1940s. She married Willie Love of The Fairfield Four, one of the most popular quartets of the early years of gospel, but divorced him shortly thereafter. She subsequently married Carl Coates of the Sensational Nightingales over a decade later.

Musical success

Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel Harmonettes. With her "raggedy" voice and preacher's fire she could outsing the most powerful hard gospel male singers of the era. She was also a notable composer, writing songs such as "You Can't Hurry God (He's Right On Time)", "99 and a Half Won't Do" and "That's Enough".

The Gospel Harmonettes— later renamed the Original Gospel Harmonettes— had achieved some fame in an early appearance when the National Baptist Convention came to Birmingham in 1940. Led by Evelyn Starks, an amazing pianist whose style of playing was much imitated, and featuring Mildred Madison Miller, a mezzo soprano who had a down-home sound that came to be a symbol of the group, singing as its lead singer. The group also included, Odessa Edwards, the clear voiced alto whose sermonettes could create a great deal of fervor at performances, Vera Conner Kolb, the piercing soprano of the group whose high notes came with such ease that Marion Williams and other sopranos of the time period imitated her style, and Willie Mae Thomss Newberry Garth, the group's deep-throated alto, the group had a regular half-hour radio show sponsored by A.G. Gaston, a local businessman and community leader.

The group first recorded for RCA in 1949, but without Dorothy Love, after appearing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television program. Those recordings while not particularly memorable are considered a rare jewel nowadays and include the two songs "In the Upper Room" and "Move on Up a little Higher".

Their first sides for Specialty Records—"I'm Sealed" and "Get Away Jordan"—recorded with Love in 1951 were far more successful, the group recorded a series of hits in the years that followed before disbanding in 1958.

Dorothy was the driving force behind the group's success, both on record and in person, singing with such spirit that the other members of the group would occasionally have to lead her back to the stage—a device that James Brown copied and made part of his act in the 1960s, but which was wholly genuine in Love's case. She also took over the role, particularly after Odessa Edwards' retirement, of preacher/narrator, directing very pointed criticisms from the stage of the evils she saw in the church and in the world at large.

During the years of her retirement, from 1959 to 1961, Dorothy Love—now Dorothy Love Coates—became active in the Civil Rights Movement, working with Martin Luther King, Jr. As she was fond of telling church audiences, "The Lord has blessed our going out and our coming in. He's blessed our sitting in, too." While many other gospel artists were slow to address political issues head-on, Coates spoke out against the war in Vietnam, racism and other evils.

Coates was just as plainspoken when criticizing the exploitative treatment that she and other gospel singers received from gospel promoters, both white and black. She reformed the Harmonettes in 1961 and when that group disbanded later in the decade, continued touring with a group known as the Dorothy Love Coates Singers. She recorded, both individually and with her group, on Savoy Records, Vee-Jay Records and Columbia Records in the 1960s and made occasional appearances, but no recordings, after 1980. She appeared in the films "The Long Walk Home" and "Beloved" at the end of her career.

Coates died in Birmingham on April 9, 2002, of heart failure, at the age of 74.

Musical influences

While Coates vigorously rejected all offers to cross over to pop or soul music, a number of artists, including Little Richard, imitated her sanctified singing style. Other secular songwriters drew on her songs for inspiration, sometimes simply taking the title, as in the case of Wilson Pickett's wholly different soul tune "99 and a Half Won't Do", and sometimes adapting both lyrics and title, as in the case of the Supremes's hit "You Can't Hurry Love". Jerry Garcia Band recorded her "I'll Be With Thee" on their Cats Under the Stars album . Singer Mavis Staples has also stated that Dorothy Love Coates was an influence on her own vocal style.

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[rickosborn]

This is a painting I just finished (I think). I painted the old house originally alone, but it looked very stark. I painted it as it reminds me of southern VA and/or rural NC. And while the light and shadow are visually interesting, I felt that it needed a bit of a story to make it more compelling. So, I added the porch and man in the foreground. Both of these particular elements (the porch/man and the old house) were influenced by one of my favorite artists Edward Hopper. I often look at his works for inspiration as well as to another American favorite artist, Fairfield Porter. If I could channel either of these painters in my work, I would consider myself quite fortunate, as I love both. It's interesting, the more I look at this piece, the more of myself I see therein. I could write more about that here, but maybe that's for a later discussion. "The Porch and the Past" - 14x18 - oil on cradled Masonite panel - Available . . . . . #onmyeasel #onmyeaseltoday #oilpainting #farmhouse #countryliving #porches #ontheporch #oldfarmhouse #ruralnc #ruralva #fairfieldporter #hopper #southernliving #rickosbornart #farmville #farmvilleva (at Rick Osborn, Artist) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8l6i7kDvt3/?igshid=1ezo3tuq0r9al

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Neurological Disorder Drugs Market Trends, Challenges, In-Depth Insights, Strategies (2022-2029)

Neurological health conditions are some of the most incapacitating chronic health issues. As they usually affect the mind and nervous system, their outcomes can range from diminished mental ability to psychotic attacks, nervous breakdown, physician or mental disability, and even stroke. To this end, the global healthcare industry has been dedicating efforts to understanding and treating such health conditions. Some of the most severe neurological conditions include cerebral palsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple sclerosis. The global neurological disorder drugs market is poised to exhibit paced growth in such a business landscape. Recent neurological discoveries and scientific breakthroughs are boosting the efficacy of drugs against such health conditions. The incessant rise of neurological conditions and the healthcare industry’s unwavering actions to combat this health crisis is leading the global neurological disorder drugs market to sound maturity. 

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Promising Scientific Breakthroughs in Neurology to Boost Growth Prospects

In the past few decades, the field of neurology has made major scientific breakthroughs. Several new neurological disorders are being identified and their treatment methodologies are being tested across the medical sphere. Governments, research bodies, and regulatory authorities are enabling market players to proceed with the development of more advanced neurological drugs. Novel therapeutics and drugs are gaining efficacy and formulations are being given approval for commercialization and general usage. Critical neurological disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's are getting more efficacious drugs to enable better treatment. Against this backdrop, the global neurological disorder drugs market is set to exhibit paced growth in the forecast period. 

Increasing Prevalence of Several Neurological Conditions to Incentivise Investments

Several serious neurological disorders including dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and cerebral palsy have increased in prevalence. Such an alarming rise in numbers is creating a strong incentive in the healthcare sector to develop drugs to treat them. The instances of stroke have also showcased a stark increase in the past few years. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death globally, and patients who survive stroke usually develop severe mental or physical disabilities later on in their lives. As a result, robust research and development efforts are being directed toward the development of effective treatment methods and drugs. This is translating into dynamic economic activities and expansion across the global neurological disorder drugs market. 

North America to Lead Neurological Disorder Drugs Market Amidst High Incidence of Alzheimer’s

North America is forecast to emerge as the leading neurological disorder drugs market. One of the key contributing factors to such a market positioning is USA’s relentless drug manufacturing and R&D activities. Its drug and food governing body, FDA is extremely active in giving approvals for neurological drug trials and commercialisation. In addition, cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have been growing in the region, motivating the market players to boost their activity in the region. The growing geriatric population is also facilitating market expansion in North America. 

Key Market Players

Some of the most active players in the global neurological disorder drugs market include Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., UCB S.A., Amgen Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Biogen, Pfizer Inc., and BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 

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Walking the Tightrope

Ernest Sinclaire x MC (Isabel Fairfield) - DRABBLE

#1 - You’re my one exception

Isabel Fairfield took one last deep breath and stepped out into the illuminated street. As much as they had tried, there was nothing discreet in London. Neighbors knew your biddings before you did, gossip could wash over the entire city in a single morning. She prayed this one wouldn't make the rounds.

A taller figure was waiting for her, his silhouette stark against the same moonlight that she'd feared would expose her. Now, she found herself running to it.

Two figures against the star studded backdrop embraced, the slim woman's figure leaning into the taller's chest. They rested briefly, then parted just as fast.

"This rendezvous . . . it could not mean well for us," Isabel whispered, even though she knew there weren't any others around. "We need to be careful."

"If that means being able to gaze upon you, then I shall comply," Mr. Sinclaire said, his voice solemn, but at the same time, tender. "This is the time that I have a claim on you."

"And I will not remove that claim," Isabel promised. "But, I cannot ask you to do this any longer. I cannot ask you to risk your reputation, your lands, your status - just on me."

"It may be easy to stop for another woman," Mr. Sinclaire replied, taking her hand, his thumb rubbing small circles on the top of it. "But you are no ordinary woman."

"Then what am I, Mr. Sinclaire?" Isabel queried.

"Something more exquisite, my lady," he answered promptly. "You are my only exception in the rules that govern my life."

AGAINST THE RULES

Ernest Sinclaire x MC (Clara Mills) - DRABBLE

#19 - Look . . . they’re dancing again

The air was tinged with excitement and rueful goodbyes. The social season was finally winding down, the ladies at the door mourning about the ribbons they never got to wear, the slippers they never danced in. The orchestra was tinged with the same down feeling, their playing was a touch more mournful as they tuned for the last dance of the evening.

“The last dance of the last ball is sure to be eventful, Miss Mills,” came a smooth voice from next to her. “I suppose goodbyes are in order.”

Clara turned sharply to her left to see a familiar, well groomed man next to her, his eyes darting as the couples became to emerge among the meandering people.

“I suppose that is all and well for you. I believe you have been praying for this day to come, have you not?” Clara said liltingly, turning back to watch the dance floor.

“Quite the contrary, Miss Mills.”

“Oh?” Clara said, raising an eyebrow in surprise. “And how enjoyable is this dance to warrant your appreciation?”

“Perhaps not enjoyable,” Mr. Sinclaire answered, the faintest of shrugs gracing his shoulders. “Perhaps it is the people instead.”

Clara mulled over the possibility for a short while, then shook her head.

“I believe I gave you my second dance, Mr. Sinclaire. As much as my heart wills it, I’m afraid the rules of society turn the tables against us.”

“I was prepared for that answer,” Sinclaire replied, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He turned to face her, looking squarely into her eyes with a seriousness that betrayed his lighthearted voice.

“You are a rare opportunity, Miss Mills. There is very little doubt about it.”

“Dancing for a second time . . . people will think us engaged, Mr. Sinclaire,” Clara stammered, trying to regain some face.

“Then let them think. I never said they were wrong.”

The music swelled, and Sinclaire lifted an arm to her waist, gently escorting her to the dance floor.

“Perhaps we won’t let them think then,” Clara purred. “Perhaps, we will let them know.”

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Felicity Holloway harrumphed, then leaned in to whisper into Donna Bowden’s ear.

“Look,” she hissed, tapping at her shoulder. “They’re dancing again.”

“Oh my,” Miss Bowden said, her mouth a perfect little ‘o’. “Oh my.”

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CORRUPT SAVIOR (Wages of Sin #2) by Tara Leigh

Release Date: May 13th

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Blurb:

I am the monarch of Manhattan’s underworld.

A corrupt king, ruling a sinful empire.

I wasn’t born to the crown.

Nevertheless, I wear it well.

Aislinn Granville is the Crown Jewel of my empire—my queen.

To my enemies, she’s my Achilles heel—a perfect pawn.

Without her, I am a wounded warrior.

A ruthless, relentless beast.

There is nowhere she can be taken that I won’t find her.

No adversary I won’t crush to get her back.

Even if I have to burn this city to the ground.

Excerpt: :

My heartbeat is an erratic, distracting pitter-patter against my ribs as I take in the stark beauty of the man standing in front of me. He looks like the same man I ran from. Almost.

The same rich black hair and inky eyelashes. The same strong, shadowed jawline and high, elegant cheekbones. The same spark of intensity lighting up those dark, dark eyes.

But now there are smudges beneath them. And faint horizontal lines, like the silvery remnants of a shattered spider web, crossing his forehead.

Damon is glaring at me like an adversary he’s torn between spanking or fucking. There is yearning in his gaze, a faint glimmer of tenderness beneath his infuriated expression.

I like it. A lot.

The panic and fear and pure terror that filled my veins just a few hours ago hasn’t yet evaporated. Those intense emotions are still there, like toxins that have yet to be flushed from my system. I don’t want to be treated with kid gloves. Not by Damon King.

I need his intensity now more than ever. I am desperate to revel in the raging storm Damon and I create when we’re together. The kind of storm that deserves a name. Deserves to be written in history books for its power . . . and for the toll of its destruction.

I want the shocking illumination of lightning. The ominous energy of thunder.

I want to give and take.

Clash and break.

Writhe and shake.

“Damon.” I say his name like a warning. I need the savage who claimed me as his own. My savage king.

He presses a firm kiss to my forehead, his fingers lightly pushing into the hair at the base of my scalp. “Tell me this,” he says. “Is there any hurt I can’t kiss better?”

The throaty rumble of Damon’s voice is like a liberal pour of molasses on my frayed nerves. “No.” My nose is flush with his chest and I breath deep that scent I didn’t think I would ever smell again. Wood and whiskey and raw masculinity. So damn intoxicating.

He sweeps his tongue along the rim of my ear. “Is there any hurt I can’t lick better?”

The tension in my shoulders eases as I flatten my palms against his chest. “No.”

Damon lifts my chin, our eyes locking on each other. “Is there any hurt I can’t fuck better?”

My cheeks warm as I draw my lower lip between my teeth. Then I shake my head slowly, “No.”

He smiles that darkly seductive grin and my stomach flips. “Let’s go take a shower.”

I nod my head eagerly. A long hot shower sounds perfect. A long hot shower—with my savage king—sounds downright exquisite. By the time the water is running, my borrowed bathrobe is just a white smudge of bad memory strewn across the tile floor.

Damon begins unbuttoning his shirt and I eagerly reach for his belt. When he is as naked as I am, he cups my chin between his thumb and forefingers and tips it upward. His kiss is hard but not punishing. The perfect amount of pressure.

I moan low in my throat.

He growls in return. And when we pull apart, we are wearing matching lust-drunk grins.

“Do you trust me?” he asks.

“I thought you said I shouldn’t trust anyone who has to ask.”

“I’m asking now.”

The truth falls from my lips. “With my life.”

About the Author:

Tara Leigh is a multi-published author of steamy contemporary romance. A former banker on Wall Street, she graduated from Washington University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, but she much prefers spending her days with fictional boyfriends than analyzing financial spreadsheets. Tara currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut with her husband, children, and fur-baby, Pixie. She is represented by Jessica Alvarez, of Bookends Literary Agency.

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My Review

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Unputdownable & Unforgettable!!

This was intensely addictive, passionate and a enthralling ride until the end. I was so worried about this series when I started reading it because I just don’t read dark romances. But this was filled with everything that I love in romance stories and so much more.

Damon and Aislinn stole my heart and will stay in my soul for quite sometime. While Tara Leigh stole all my preconceived ideas and turned them on their head, making me a fan girl for her writing. This was a Phenomenal ending to this series, where Aislinn proves that she is Damon’s Queen. But that is all that you will get out of me. You don’t want to miss this series! It was FANTASTIC!!!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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