![]() ![]() So many people congratulated us after the final and it was great to shake hands with people that we knew instead of complete strangers if we had won some place else.” “It was definitely special though, especially since we had so many of our family and friends there. “We had played so many competitive games over the years that we kind of blocked all of that out. ![]() ![]() “I don’t think we felt any pressure being the home team or anything like that,” Armour said. In 2005, Armour and his teammates Frank Gudz, Don Barr and Ken Sabad were able to win a national title on home ice.Īfter capturing the Manitoba men’s masters crown earlier in the season, the Souris Curling Club squad captured the Canadian championship at the Riverview Curling Club in Brandon.ĭoug Armour of Souris delivers a shot in the seventh end of the 2005 Canadian masters men’s curling championship at the Riverview Curling Club. As the third for Mel Logan’s Souris team that reached the semifinal round at the 1982 Labatt Brier in Brandon, Doug Armour knows what it’s like to be the home rink for the national event. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Sisters Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, are here to help end the cycle of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. ![]() How can you “love your body” when every magazine cover has ten diet tips for becoming “your best self”? How do you “lean in” at work when you’re already operating at 110 percent and aren’t recognized for it? How can you live happily and healthily in a sexist world that is constantly telling you you’re too fat, too needy, too noisy, and too selfish? What’s expected of women and what it’s really like to be a woman in today’s world are two very different things-and women exhaust themselves trying to close the gap between them. ![]() Many women in America have experienced it. This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men-and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life.īurnout. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1971 – April 1972).īuckler drew the first three issues of writer Don McGregor’s Black Panther series in Jungle Action vol. ![]() At DC Comics, he drew the “Rose and the Thorn” backup stories in Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #117-121 (Dec. Buckler has drawn virtually every major character at Marvel and DC, often as a cover artist.Īs a teenager in Detroit, Buckler attended the initial iterations of the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, eventually running the convention along with originator Robert Brosch in 1969–1970.īuckler’s first comics work was as a teenager with the four-page historical story “Freedom Fighters: Washington Attacks Trenton” in the King Features comic book Flash Gordon #10 (cover-dated Nov. Rich Buckler (born February 6, 1949) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deathlok in Astonishing Tales #25. Here is his Wikipedia entry (note his death had yet to make the page): I was very sad to hear of the death of comic book artist Rich Buckler today. … and on Gardner Fox’s 106th birthday, I also honor a Golden & Silver Age great! ![]() ![]() ![]() She saddles her kittens with monikers straight out of the medicine cabinet (Mascara, for example). She calls her brother by vegetable names (Squash, Pea Pod, Rutabaga, etc.), because it's not fair that she has a fruit name, while he has a regular name. Clementine is alert and inquisitive, has trouble paying attention to her lessons, and finds herself in scrape after scrape, despite the best of intentions. (It happens.) Throughout the rest of the book, Clementine and the principal spend quite a bit of time together. Her best friend Margaret lives upstairs.Īs the story begins, Clementine is in trouble at school for an incident involving the cutting off of Margaret's hair. She lives with her parents and three-year-old brother in the basement of an apartment building (apparently somewhere in Boston - but really, that didn't influence my review at all. (I think it's no coincidence that Clementine is a redhead.) But she's unique and memorable in her own right, too.Ĭlementine is eight, struggling with third grade. She's like a cross between your pesky younger sister, a young Anne Shirley, and Pippi Longstocking. Clementine (the book) is an instant classic. ![]() I knew from the reviews at A Year of Reading and MotherReader that I would enjoy Sara Pennypacker's Clementine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sniffer dogs can rapidly detect COVID-19-positive individuals in crowds, with almost 80% success in distinguishing between positive and negative people. Although dogs could be hosts, they are beneficial beyond just stress relief. Research is inconclusive on if dogs can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to their owners. We found that dogs can get COVID-19 from their owners but are asymptomatic when infected-it is unclear if it affects the health of dogs. In this review, we focused on the human–canine interface of COVID-19 and the positives and negatives of this interface. Yet, of concern is the known natural infection/transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in numerous animals (e.g., cats, minks, deer), necessitating the need to determine if dogs can contract or spread SARS-CoV-2. During this time, owners noted how their dogs helped reduce their stress and anxiety. This affection increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as owners spent more time with their canines during the lockdowns and quarantines. ![]() Dogs are considered man’s best friend, with many owners sharing a close relationship with their dogs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s cruel, judgmental, self-absorbed… and, as the novel progresses, we come to realise that she’s treated her friends and family in quite despicable ways.Īnd, to make things more challenging, Nightshade is written from a tight third-person viewpoint. I’ve got a good one for you.Įve is not likeable. If, on the other hand, you want characters to be interesting, complex, and perhaps even illustrative of deeper themes to do with the tension between art and life, then read on. If you need your fictional characters to be likeable, to be the sort of people that you can “root for”, then absolutely do NOT read Nightshade by Annalena McAfee. ![]() ![]() Varic’s devoted himself to protect the honor of his race, and he's never wanted a mate before. He thinks to simply meet and thank Jason-until he lays eyes on him. The prince of the vampyrs, Varic Maedoc, is visiting New Orleans when he finds out the man who once helped his counselor is there in the Quarter. He's perfectly content, having left behind the chill of a confusing and danger-filled night in Washington, until he discovers something unbelievable lurking in the steamy darkness of the shadowy streets of the Vieux Carré, something that turns out to be terrifying. ![]() Log in Create account × SummaryĪ new life in New Orleans is all Jason Thorpe had hoped: his quaint little store attracts a devoted staff and his warm, loving heart grants him a loyal circle of friends. In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the other distilleries chipped in to make sure that they were OK and actually gave them whiskey to help them along. In 1996, Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown had a terrible fire. What is really special about the distillers is how they help each other. They have built their own kind of culture. ![]() In Kentucky, it is not so much of an industry as it is a community, and the distillers are every bit as important as the consumers. They’re the personalities in the history of bourbon. But there’s only one Jimmy Russell, and there is only one Fred Noe. I mean, there are a lot of great spirits in the world, and I love a lot of them. What it really comes down to is the people. ![]() What is your favorite thing about the Kentucky bourbon industry? Kentucky Monthly Assistant Editor Deborah Kohl Kremer spoke with Minnick, who lives in Louisville with his wife, Jaclyn, and their two children, about the Commonwealth’s No. In other words, he’s your go-to guy when you need to know something about bourbon. He blogs about the liquor industry, is the bourbon headline speaker for Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond music festival and has written on the topic for a multitude of magazines. He has served as a judge in bourbon competitions and even started his own, American Spirits Council of Tasters, also known as ASCOT. ![]() The Iraq War veteran has written seven books, five of which focus on spirits, and he hosts the Bourbon Pursuit podcast as well as The Fred Minnick Show on YouTube. Bourbon connoisseur Fred Minnick is a busy man. ![]() ![]() Year Zero, a compilation of his own experiences and testimonies gathered from refugees. Khmer Rouge's swift takeover of Phnom Penh on April 17 1975, he published Cambodia: Was the first to write about the sufferings of Cambodia's people. "He is a Khmerologue," says Sam Rainsy, explaining how Ponchaud Ponchaud punctuates his speech with precise dates like a living library in this land What he is today: a man strongly rooted in Cambodia. The master in his own parish, ruling the man from deep with-in. ![]() And his bride of just over three decades is "Appointed by mistake, kept by oversight," Ponchaud has become somewhat Rome, Ponchaud was appointed by the Paris Foreign Mission to come to Cambodia. ![]() The French-bornĬatholic missionary is talking about Cambodia - his unusual life companion.Ī teenage dream, Asia was at the time the mysterious promise towards a bright future.Īfter he finished his studies in Theology at the renowned Gregorian University in We've stayed together a bit by long term affection, and since we metīy accident on Nov 4, 1965, sometimes we have scenes," he says. ![]() Catholic priest Francois Ponchaud got married 31 years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() Viewers glimpsed Converse in the '50s on The Donna Reed Show and Lassie. Then: Punky Brewster was known for her mismatched Chuck Taylors in the '80s, but the sneakers surfaced much earlier on the small screen. ![]() Paul McCartney also has been spotted in Chucks he wore them in a 2007 iTunes commercial. Now: Pop-punk songstress Avril Lavigne is a Converse fan, as is rapper Common, rockers Green Day and Grammy winner Amy Winehouse. Last year, Converse honored the punk pioneers by releasing a line of Ramones-themed Chuck Taylors. Then: In the '70s, The Ramones helped Converse become associated with rock 'n' roll, even though The Beatles and Beach Boys had sported the shoes earlier. USA TODAY takes a look back at some of Converse's notable moments from the past and where the brand can be seen today. So how does the footwear manage to remain so cool? "I think it was just a product that was good to begin with, and it was unique," says Hal Peterson, author and creator of. Judging by its fans in rock 'n' roll, Hollywood and the rest of pop culture, though, it still acts like a teen. ( USA TODAY )- Converse celebrates 100 years in the shoe business this year. ![]() |