Ruffian: The Story of a Jockey by Beverly Harrison

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​60 seconds out of the starting gate, Jockey Syd Paul is riding for her life. Blindsided, she's attacked during a race by a fellow jockey and friend. Forced to fight for her life atop a fast and furious thousand pound horse galloping at top speed, Syd struggles, fighting in disbelief, while only inches away, the other jockey falls to his death. Shocked and battered and without a moment to think, she turns from the nightmare behind her toward the finish line just ahead, and wins the race. 

Bloodied and beaten into a bruised lump of flesh, Syd finds herself dazed and standing in the winner's circle, flashing back at what just happened. WTF, she thinks, watching the instant replay unfold like bad reality tv. From the video replay, there's no question. Syd looks guilty as the gates burst open just like a hundred times before. Only this time Syd battled another jockey to the death and then went on to win. 

Bleeding and head swimming, the single question remains: Why did my friend attack me? She finds a shocking truth: Some unidentified person will go to any length to control the jockeys and the outcome of certain races. One jockey has died and others will follow. Syd is forced to accept help from police detective, Joe McQueen. He's drop dead gorgeous with the tenacity of a pit bull and the sensibility of a good ol' boy. 

Unsure of placing her life and her future into the hands of a complete stranger, (McQueen), Syd sets out to find the answers and keep herself safe, knowing she's only one golden ticket away from her dream of riding in the Kentucky Derby, but in the next race, she'll be riding not only for her career, but also, for her life.

You can find this that Marc read on Amazon!
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WITH THEIR NEW MOTHER’S DAY 2016 COLLECTION

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My Thoughts:
This is my second opportunity to experience the excellent craftsmanship that Glamulet offers with each piece they of jewelry they offer. The images don't do these beautiful charms justice, the intricate detail that each charm has is exceptional. My Mother has hundreds of charms for her Pandora style necklaces and bracelets but has never received any "MOM" ones from me. I am so excited to be giving these charms to her this Sunday for Mother's Day. I know that she is going to love them as much as I do. If you hurry there's still time for you can get something special in time for Mother's Day for your Mom, too! Glamulet has 72 hour delivery. Stop by and find the  and while you're there be sure to share one of the charms for a chance to win.

​Hollywild Animal Park, set in rural Upstate SC is a gem among parks and zoos - it's a combination of both!

We went a few weeks ago and we would all like to thank this wonderful park for the opportunity to share such a great experience with our family. Everyone loved the animals, staff, and homey feel of the grounds.  The kids were so excited about the trip that they are still talking about it. I still can't believe that I have lived in South Carolina for more than thirty years and never knew that we had such a great resource available. With this being a no frills, non-profit park their resources are spent on taking care of the animals needs and enrichment. If you are looking for manicured shrubs, paved walkways, and the like you're in the wrong place. However, if you want interaction with animals, clean enclosures, content animals that have all their needs met, and a staff that loves their jobs this is definitely the place for you.

This was a fun and educational experience for all of us!
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​From the time we walked up to the gate to the moment we left to go home six hours later not once did the children say that they were bored, wanted to play with any electronic, or lose that look of awe that they got when they laid eyes on the first animal. The bus safari ride on a bus that was as old as dirt, was the highlight of the trip. Feeding the huge snorting and even a bit cute beasts without letting their tongue touch you became a fun challenge.

Visit my pre-visit post to learn more about this park!

ATTENTION!

This nearly 100 acre wildlife park, home to nearly 500 animals, is in danger. Right now the Hollywild has an Renew Our Zoo Campaign to save the park. Without significant, widespread, and deep support, Hollywild cannot remain the asset it is and can be.
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Save Money While Providing Your Family the Healthiest Produce Available!
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Kit includes:
 • ​Hard-copy Intro to Gardening Book that Helps from Planning Your Garden to Preserving Your Harvest
 • 24 Jiffy Peat Pots, 1 Kitchen Sheer, 1 Set of Latex Glove
​ • 14 Varieties of Seeds: Heirloom, Non-Hybrid, Non-GMO, Open-Pollinated, Year-Round Production

• ​​Contender Green Beans, Bull's Blood Beets, Homestead Tomato, Sweetie (Cherry) Tomato, Siberian Kale, Lettuce Mesclun Greens Mix, Lettuce Mesclun Leaf Mix, Sweet Pepper California Wonder, Black Beauty Zucchini, Early Prolific Straightneck Squash, Marketmore 76 Cucumbers, Danvers Carrots, All Seasons Cabbage, and DiCicco Broccoli. (Seed varieties may vary from kit to kit based upon supply.)

 • 100% satisfaction guarantee from this family-owned & operated business

Thoughts About This Kit:
The Garden for a Year kit arrived a few weeks ago, and we could not have asked for better timing as just after Easter we had our last frost of the year and the rain cooperated with us for tilling and planting our garden. After opening the box, we viewed all the contents. Wow, where do I start, all the well-chosen items contained in the box are have been intelligently selected with compassion and love. You can feel the personal touch that went into designing this kit. Let me share some of the remarkable contents that we found in our box - starter pots, gardening gloves, multipurpose scissors, and much to our delight a cornucopia of beautiful vegetable seeds. A few of the seeds that were included were cucumber, broccoli, kale, squash, tomato, carrot, beets, and sweet peppers. There were even some flowers to encourage beneficial pollinators to visit. And that's not all! You also receive printed instructions and guidance to ensure gardening success. This company has thought of everything to help us grow an impressive, organic garden all within a box smaller than a pizza box. We are both blown away by the attention to detail that went into this kit. Give a man a fish he eats for a day - Teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. The same is true here. This kit works to teach you how to garden so that you may eat for a lifetime. Thank you for sending a beautiful box of sunshine to us. We will always proudly promote companies like yours, intelligent, earth friendly, with a passion for our planet over profit with confidence and pride. As the seeds we planted are just starting to emerge the thrill and anticipation of growing our own food is also beginning to emerge. We love everything about the Deluxe Heirloom Gardening Kit.
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Thoughts about Wabbit:
Growing up many a Saturday morning was spent watching cartoons. One of the favorites for both Marc and I has always been Bugs Bunny. His antics always had us laughing. Having over four hours of great animation and exciting stories this Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production Season 1 Part 1 DVD set keep us all laughing. With all the edgy and often unintelligible plots that fill Saturday mornings today it was great to watch something so familiar but new and fresh at the same time. Our grandchildren loved St. Bugs and the Dragon and Bugs in the Garden. While Marc and I picked Bugs Over Par and and Bugs vs. Snail as our favorites. If you are looking for some great animation with flair this is a must watch.

The battle is not man vs. instrument
It's a battle between man and how far we can push to make this wonderful thing called music.
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Got a Budding Musician in Your Family?
Now is the time to start thinking about a student instrument for next school year. Guitar Center has some awesome horn instruments and accessories for sale right now.

DID YOU KNOW?
A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".

Though many think of brass instruments as those constructed of brass metal, the category includes some instruments made of other materials, and excludes some that are made of brass. For most experts, the brass category is defined as instruments whose sound is produced by vibration created by the player's lips through a tubular resonator. With this, the brass category excludes instruments such as the saxophone, which is made of brass, and includes some instruments made of wood, such as the didgeridoo.

Experience the Freedom of True Mobility
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From Amazon's Product Description:
What is Xerox Mobile Scanner? It means easy-to-use technology that is flexible enough to use anywhere you are, untethered, fully compatible with your world and gear. It means information at your fingertips, integrated devices, small in size, high in performance, all the while being environmentally friendly, affordable and reliable. Until today, scanners have been, at best, portable. They were small and easy to travel with. But now it is time to think about mobility in a whole new way. Introducing Xerox Mobile Scanner, the first truly mobile scanner that lets you scan anywhere without a computer, cords or software. You can even scan to your smartphone using the USB cable that came with your phone. Reliable and easy to use Xerox Mobile Scanner is a small color scanner that is powered by a rechargeable battery. No computer or power connection is required to start scanning. Simply turn on the scanner, select one of three file formats (color PDF, black and white PDF or color JPG), and insert your document. Your scanned items are saved to an SD memory card (2GB card included) or a USB flash drive. Alternately, if you attach the scanner to a smartphone, your scans are saved to the phone's internal memory. Xerox Mobile Scanner takes only 10 seconds to scan a full page at 300 dpi, and you can scan 300 pages per charge. With Visioneer's AutoLaunch technology, scanning begins as soon as documents are inserted into the scanner. Optional Wireless Capability Scanner can also scan your documents and wirelessly transfer the scanned JPG files with an optional Eye-Fi card (not included) inserted into your scanner. Eye-Fi is an SDHC memory card that has built-in Wi-Fi. It stores the images on your card and uses your wireless network to effortlessly transfer these images to your computer and over 25 online destinations such as Evernote, Picasa, Facebook, Shutterfly, and MobileMe.
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​Product Specifications

• Weight: 1.5 lbs.
• Interface: USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible)
• Optical Resolution: 300 dpi
• Visioneer OneTouch Technology (PC): No
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 2.75" x 2" (W×D×H)
• Output Bit Depth: 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit b&w
• Control Method: 2 Buttons
• Light Source: 3 Color LED
• Maximum Paper Size: 8.5" x 14" in
• Speed - Letter/A4 (8.5" × 11"): 10 sec/page
• Imaging sensor: Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
• Power Supply: External Universal Switching AC Adapter
• Power Consumption (active): 2.5 Watt
• Minimum Paper Size: 2" x 2" in
• Power Supply Input Voltage: 100 - 240 V~
• Power Supply Output Voltage: 5 V-
• Power Supply Max Output Current: 1 Amp
• Power Supply UK/Europe Plugs: Yes

Software Bundle

• Nuance PaperPort
• OmniPage

Package Contents

• Xerox Mobile Scanner
• 4 GB Eye-Fi Wireless Card (SD card)
• Rechargable battery
• AC adapter
• USB cable
• Carrying case
• DVD-ROM with optional software
  • Nuance PaperPort
  • OmniPage
  • PC Connect and Mac Connect scanner utilities

Note: XMS Mac Connect software supports up to OSX 10.7

Thoughts About The Xerox Xmobile Scanner:
For a couple of weeks, Paula and I have been testing and using new mobile color scanners. I choose the Xerox, and Paula picked a competitor. These two scanners are in the same great price range and offer the same general functions so wanted to know what made this one stand out. When I unboxed this sleek two-tone gray and silver scanner I liked the high tech modern look of little wireless beauty. After an 8 hour charge up of my removable rechargeable 3.7-volt lithium ion battery, I'm ready to go. This unit offers me 300 dpi scanning and the ability to scan to PC, Mac, Android phones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and the cloud. In addition to the scanner the box included the following items a four GB Eye-Fi wireless card, a very nice padded carry case, user manual and bonus software DVD, recharging data cable and A/C wall adapter. Instructions for setup of the card is included in the PDF manual but would have been easier if they had also been included in quick start guide. But most importantly for a novice like me, free accessible tech support practically anywhere we travel. Having free support via telephone and email gives me a sense of security that help is nearby if I have problems. The Xerox XMobile Wi-Fi Scanner that we have been using has options to scan and send both color and black and white multi-page PDFs and JPG images. Since we travel for work, it is a nice convenience for me that I can scan and send up to 300 pages per charge. This scanner delivers what it claims and while both let us see what we scan as it is scanned with the Eye-Fi card that automatically sends scans to an Android or iOS phone or tablet by WiFi as it is scanned this scanner is sleeker and easier to use than the other one that uses a USB cable to do this.
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