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Don’t miss your opportunity to get The Wolf Pack, Book 1 of The Wolves of Vimar Series. The offer of getting it for only £0.99 or $0.99 ends tomorrow, March 6th.
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Some thoughts on the food we eat. Sally is a woman after my own heart.
Over the last four years, those of you who regularly read the health posts will know that I am very keen on the ‘cook from scratch’ with ‘fresh produce’ approach to eating.
I have been on that mind for over 20 years, even though I do enjoy buying the odd thing that is manufactured such as crisps (potato chips) cereals, bread, they are nearly always from the in house bakery, own brands fresh sauces or organic brands.
But even then, when you see bread displayed without packaging and oddly shaped, it may have been created from frozen dough from thousands of miles away, defrosted, formed into loaves and baked in the ovens.
I came across the following article back in 2015 and I have the link in a special folder of those that I want to keep and reread from time to time. This particular post lays bare some of…
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On March 5th and 6th The Wolf Pack will be available on Amazon.
Hurry. don’t miss this opportunity to get Book 1 of The Wolves of Vimar Series for only $0.99, £0.99.
Two days only.
You can get it by clicking on this link. It will take you to the book’s page on Amazon in your country, or you can click the book image in the sidebar,
http://mybook.to/The WolfPack
About the book.
When Carthinal leaves Bluehaven to go to take the tests that would end his apprenticeship and make him a full mage, little does he realize the changes that are about to take place in his life. Strange prophecies dog his footsteps and he meets new friends. They are sent on a quest to discover a long lost artifact. On their journey they meet with sorrow and pleasure as well as many dangers. Help is found in the most unexpected places, they face their innermost fears and have great surprises. None of them returns unchanged.
Blurb
In the late 21st century, humanity left Earth due to multiple resource shortcomings aggravated by an acceleration in climate change. They settled Echo, a planet that was nearly a carbon copy of Earth except for being devoid of all but the most basic life forms. Fast forward 1200 years later. Echo has endured over a thousand years of dark age. Corporations and government merged early on, becoming the oppressive authority known as the Regime. Military and police merged into the Department of Enforcement, their only mission to crush the huge network of rebels known as the Dissidents. Over half the planet is covered by decaying cityscapes and the elite live high above, removed and remote from the greater populace on the moon-city of Ascension. Hope lies in one man, a former Enforcer named Atriya. But before he can break the cycle of darkness and ignorance on Echo, he has to do it within himself.
Review.
I read this book a few weeks ago and I have to say, I enjoyed it very much.
The main character, Atriya, is a man who pushes himself to the limit. During the course of the book, he comes across a variety of things that make him question what he had accepted previously. An encounter with a previous officer, under whom he worked, and who hated him, is the trigger for the change that begins in Atriya. A conversation with a friend also sows seeds of doubt in his mind.
The writing of this book is excellent. Wayne gives a clear impression of the unpleasantness of the world of Echo, and how the people, and even the enforcers, are treated as of no account. He clearly shows the changes beginning in Atriya.
The book ends at this point, with Atriya setting off on a mission that might well be fatal, but which he has no choice but to take. the alternative is not acceptable.
I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I have no hesitation in giving this book 4 stars.
Hilarious. Have a laugh to brighten up your Monday.
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This is very funny.
Don’t forget to get your copy of Viv’s Family Recipes at the special price of 0.99(£ or $). The offer ends today.
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I absolutely love this.
A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with the bartender, the evening passes pleasantly.
A bar was walked into by the passive voice.
An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was deafening.
Two quotation marks walk into a “bar.”
A malapropism walks into a bar, looking for all intensive purposes like a wolf in cheap clothing, muttering epitaphs and casting dispersions on his magnificent other, who takes him for granite.
Hyperbole totally rips into this insane bar and absolutely destroys everything.
A question mark walks into a bar?
A non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.
Papyrus and Comic Sans walk into a war. The bartender says, “Get out — we don’t serve your type.”
A mixed metaphor walks into a bar, seeing the handwriting on the wall but hoping to nip it in the bud.
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I’m from the UK, and so I’ll be referring to this game as ‘football’ throughout this post.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, but, in my opinion it could be run much better. I don’t expect any of my comments below to make much difference, if any, but here they are, anyway.
1. It is much too easy to defend in this game, especially in recent years. Too many teams ‘park the bus’ and have ten, sometimes eleven, of their players in their penalty box. It is thus almost impossible to get through to score. It also makes the game sess than interesting to watch.
One solution would be to limit the number of players able to enter the penalty area, similar to netball. I’m not sure this would meet with the approval of many players, managers or even fans, though. Too much of a change.
2. Another problem is that a club with a rich owner can ‘buy’ success. There are rules about spending, but they are to do with debt and turnover, and are not straightforward, At least not for me, anyway.
If a club has lot of money, they can buy the best players and pay what these players expect. Less well-off clubs can’t do this and so need to make do with the less brilliant players. Obviously, therefore, clubs like, Real Madrid, the 2 Manchester clubs, Chelsea, PSG etc will continue to be the top clubs, and dominate their own leagues and the European scene.
My suggestion would be to take a leaf out of Rugby’s book. Here there is, as I understand it, a maximum amount a club can pay each transfer ‘window’. How this is spent is up to the club. They can pay it all in one huge transfer, or use it for several smaller ones. This would level the playing field.
This would also stop clubs from buying players just to stop a rival from getting them, even though they might not actually need that player.
3. Now this one is under review at the moment. The use of video referees. There have been many occasions where terrible mistakes have been made in the past. Handballs leading to goals (Hand of God by Maradona that prevented England from progressing in the World Cup, and Thierry Henry’s that similarly prevented the progression of Ireland.)
Frank Lampard’s goal in, I think the SA World Cup finals, that was given off-side and many more, including refs sending off the wrong player.
4. In the event of a wrong decision that is not given, such as a disallowed goal, if, after the game, it was found to have been not off-side, that goal should be re-instated and, if necessary, the result changed. There is a lot of money at stake in the game these days and mistakes such as these can change the whole scenario of the tables. People often say ‘It evens out over the season.’ It may do in the case of numbers, but what if the mistake occured when your team was playing one immediately close to it and the result meant either promotion or relegation? (Or winning the league). The fact that the ‘correction’ might occur in a game with little significance on the final league position is unfair. That mistake could cost a lot.
5. Just had a discussion with my husband and son. There are a couple of games going on at the moment where we wanted neither side to win. This is obviously impossible. It’s either a win for one or the other team, or a draw. I suggested that a 0-0 draw should be counted as a defeat for both teams. this would ensure a more exciting game, as each team would be striving to score. Occasionally, nowadays, teams are happy to settle for a 0-0 scoreline, which makes for a boring game to watch.
6. Finally, as more managers are sacked, and I heard a discussion about the number of managers one club has had in the last few years, I think it could be time to consider a ‘window’ for managers, just like for players. Just two times each year when managers could be ‘sacked’. Every club seems to think they should win every game, or nearly every game, and if they don’t, but have a run of three of four losses, the manager is sacked. Players are never sacked, but they are the ones who are on the pitch.
Take Manchester United for example. Shortly after Sir Alex Ferguson was made manager of the above club, there were calls to sack him due to poor results. The club rejected these calls, and stuck with him. He became the most successful manager in Premier League history. Sacking a manager after a few months, at the most in some cases, hardly gives him time to get his techniques in place and build a successful team.
These are just a few of my ideas. Some might not work. I would be interested to hear your opinion on these four suggestions.
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