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2017 Specialized Roubaix Elite

When you're rolling smoother, you're rolling faster. And regardless of if you're on the cobbles of Northern France or the chip and seal of your hometown, you'll benefit immensely from Specialized's Roubaix Elite. Thanks to Specialized's FACT carbon frame and the Future Shock suspension system at the cockpit, you are treated to a revolutionary degree of comfort and control. The cutting-edge frame is paired with a Roubaix Disc fork, which is built from Specialized's top-end FACT 11r carbon fiber for supreme stiffness, strength, and reactivity, while a thru-axle design bolsters all of the above. The Axis Elite disc wheels provide stable, confident handling over any terrain. The bike is equipped with Shimano's 105 drivetrain, which provides 11-speeds of smooth shifting. The powerful Tektro Spyre disc brakes deliver fantastic all-conditions stopping power and speed modulation. Plus, Specialized's Phenom Comp GT saddle, CG-R carbon seatpost, and plush components invite you to add more miles to every ride.

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    Frame FACT 10r carbon, Endurance Geometry, Rider-First Engineered™, 12x142mm thru-axle, Future Shock suspension, 20mm of travel FACT 10r carbon, Endurance Geometry, Rider-First Engineered, 12x142mm thru-axle, Future Shock suspension, 20mm of travel
    Fork Roubaix disc, FACT 11r carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle
    Rims/Wheels Axis Elite Disc, thru-axle, tubeless compatible
    Tires Turbo Pro, 700x26mm, 60TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection
    Crankset Praxis Alba
    Chainrings 50/34
    Front Derailleur Shimano 105
    Rear Derailleur Shimano 105
    Rear Cogs Shimano 105, 11-speed, 11-32t
    Shifters Shimano 105
    Handlebars Specialized Hover Comp Alloy, 15mm rise, 125mm drop, 75mm reach
    Tape/Grips S-Wrap Roubaix w/stickygel
    Stem Specialized, 3D forged alloy, 4-bolt, 7-degree rise
    Brakes Tektro Spyre, mechanical disc
    Saddle Phenom Comp GT, hollow Cr-Mo rails, 143mm
    Seatpost Specialized CG-R, FACT carbon, single bolt, 27.2mm

    * Subject to change without notice.

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Data collection on any device

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Expectations of a modern survey-taking system

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Accessibility and inclusiveness

There are national requirements these days (e.g., Section 508 in the United States) concerning accessible systems for disabled people. Not only do data collection systems have to provide for accessibility, but survey implementations must also abide by these rules (it is possible to program an inaccessible survey in an accessible system). The Committee would like to know how your institute deals with such requirements and whether it goes beyond requirements to make instruments usable to disabled respondents. How do you train your staff to be aware of accessibility issues and avoid having to reformulate questions or their programming? Disabilities include blindness, other vision issues, deafness, and motor issues.

Unimode versus Generalized Mode instrument design

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(Re)training staff in an era of rapid change

You have people near retirement whose first introduction to personal computers was on MS-DOS, you have millennials who have been using graphical devices since childhood, and in between are staff who have experienced both worlds. Let us know how your Institute melds these experiences and how you keep your staff up to date with the ever-changing computing world. We would like to know how staff stay relevant as time marches on and how your institute gets the best out of all generations.

Multilingual, multicultural, multi-national, and multi-version multiple mode surveys

The world is getting smaller and even to conduct (just!) a European Union survey requires instruments in over 20 languages dealing with multiple currencies, conducted in part by interviewers based in several or all countries calling into other countries. It’s enough to make your head spin. And, oh, by the way, the questionnaire is somewhat different for each country (or each industry, or each geographic region). And, did you hear, paper questionnaires are making a comeback!? There are surveys like this now and the Committee would like to know how you deal with them or plan to. Tell the conference how you manage specification, instrument construction, translation, testing, fielding, survey management, and data handling.

Conducting scientifically valid surveys

There are so many barriers for survey practitioners these days that it is harder and more expensive to obtain representative survey measures. Barriers include finding suitable sampling frames, privacy issues on personal devices (e.g., cell phones), and the proliferation of surveys from all segments of society (to name but a few barriers). Response rates are descending. While it is possible to go door-to-door, that is such an expensive method. The Committee would like to know how your institute deals with survey barriers and how survey systems help you cope with these challenges within reasonable budgets.

Transitioning from Blaise 4 to Blaise 5

Share your thoughts, experiences, and plans to transition your survey taking system from Blaise 4 to Blaise 5. The Committee would like to hear how you would manage the instrument revisions necessary to adopt Blaise 5 and how you plan to adapt your surrounding survey systems environment to handle Blaise 5. Also of interest is how you plan to run Blaise 4 and Blaise 5 in parallel while the transition is underway.

Survey data, survey paradata, and survey metadata

It is not enough anymore to just collect survey data and report on them. These days you have to collect data about your process (paradata) and you have to represent each data item in several different ways (metadata). In fact, the volume of paradata and the multiple representations of each data item can overwhelm the volume of the survey data. The conference attendees would like to know how you deal with audit trails, response rates, different ways data are organised and represented, and how you use these extra-survey data to improve your operations and methods (adaptive design).

Blaise for Geeks

One of the hallmarks for Blaise is its openness with an API, meta data capabilities, and abilities to connect with other systems. Sometimes surveys require heavy duty systems work by your deepest thinking programmers. Please let us know about these kinds of add-ons to your survey instruments and what it takes to specify, program, integrate, and test these kinds of systems that are brought into the Blaise world.

Interviewers, remember them

The Committee knows that the role of the interviewer has changed, and while much data collection is directly with respondents, interviewing is still an important survey capability. Please inform the conference participants how interviewer recruitment and training have changed over the years. For example, how do you train your interviewers to obtain participation, to avoid immediate hang-ups, or encourage response by other methods such as using a web mode?

Blaise 4 and 5 experiences

As always, the conference is interested in hearing about diverse projects in both Blaise 4 and Blaise 5. The Blaise system has such vast capability, and it is applied to so many difficult and astounding situations. It is always interesting to hear how Institutes overcome these challenges and how the solutions can be applied directly or indirectly to other surveys in other places.

Please forward this information to others in your organization for whom the conference may be of interest.
An informative abstract is usually no more than 300 words in length. Looking forward to receiving your abstracts.
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Should you be feeding raw food?

When we started our store there were a few principles that were our cornerstones. We only wanted to offer the best of the best in terms of both products that we sell and the service that we provide. We handpicked every item, we read every label and tried to see the value each product offers. We picked only those products that we would give to our own dogs and cats.

One of our promises was to keep learning and offer you the latest information on pet nutrition and well-being available. Because there are many opinions on the most basic topics, we decided that we will encourage you to make your own decision based on the knowledge we provide and based on your own research and experience.

There is enough information and opinions to write a small book on the topic. Today we decided to outline some salient points to help you answer the question: Should I be feeding raw? What, when, how?

We will consider our goal accomplished if any of these points answer any questions you have. And if they raise more questions, we are always here to answer any of them to the best of our understanding.

  • Raw can be complemented or can complement any other type of food. Any amount of raw is better than no raw.
  • Raw comes in two formats — frozen and freeze dried. The former is more cost efficient, the latter is more convenient.
  • If any temperature was involved at any point of making the food, then it is not raw.
  • Dehydrated is not raw.
  • Not all frozen raw is food. Look for 'complete and balanced' designation. You would be surprised but some popular brands do not have the word 'food' on the packaging.
  • We do not recommend thawing in a microwave. Thaw food in the fridge overnight, or use a ziplock bag and running water and it will take 5 minutes to thaw the food. Or keep an emergency freeze-dried bag that doesn't require refrigeration.
  • All raw food are rotational — there is no need to slowly transition from one food to another. Unless there are personal sensitivities to certain formulas, you can give different proteins from different brands and there shouldn't be any upset tummies.
  • All raw formulas are different — some contain 75% meat, organs and bone while other 95%. The more meat the more value provided the food is complete and balanced with fruits, veggies, vitamins, and minerals. However, some dogs do better on lower protein to produce ratio.
  • Compare prices per meal not per bag.
  • Raw is good for puppies.
  • Some raw foods provide further convenience. Frozen medallions, nuggets, patties are easier to measure and serve and they do not leak blood and juices as opposed to vacuum-sealed packages or tubes. Some freeze dried formulas come in bite size that makes them a very economical treats or can be used as a meal mixer with kibble.
  • Some raw foods provide further safety having undergone High Pressure Process (HPP) that kills pathogenic bacteria. Safer for dogs, safer for humans.
  • Normally medallions or nuggets are more economical than bites, while larger patties are more economical than medallions.
  • Raw is very good for your dog's or cat's dental health due to much lower carbohydrate level. Please remember that nothing substitutes brushing and hard chews or raw bones are strongly recommended.
  • Ingredients list does not lie. You should be able to read and understand everything that goes in the food. Some things may sound 'scientific', for example, pyridoxine hydrochloride which is only Vitamin B6.
  • Once you see the positive changes in your dog or cat after introducing some raw you may not want to go back.

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This cosy holiday home is situated close to the beach. The house has bright and friendly furnishing. There is a fireplace which ensures warmth. You can have your meals outdoors on the partly covered terrace. West Zealand has child-friendly sandy beaches, surfing beaches and nice waters for yachting and fishing. The Viking ring fortress, Trelleborg is situated in Slagelse, which is one of the well-preserved fortresses of Viking Age. Reersø is a peninsula with a small fishing harbour and leisure boats. You can take a 9 km long bicycle tour on the peninsula and experience the nature reserve with many rare animals and plants. The peninsula Reersø is particularly known for its tailless cats, which are found only here. You can also visit the Bonbon-Land in Næstved.

Features of House In Slagelse

  • 1 TV
  • Sauna
  • Microwave
  • Whirlpool
  • Dishwasher
  • Deep freeze
  • Refrigerator
  • Coffee brewer
  • Vacuum cleaner
  • Electric cooker
  • Holiday cottage
  • Washing machine
  • Electric heating
  • Hi-Fi system/CD player
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  • Wireless internet (free)
  • Satellite, German channels
  • Kitchen: Hot and cold water
  • Underfloor heating - bathroom

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Caisey Quinn—author of the Neon Dreams romances—delivers the debut novel in an explosive new romantic suspense series...

Explosive ordinance disposal specialist Chase Fisk never breaks a sweat defusing even the most complicated of explosives. So when a homicidal maniac threatens to set off military-grade IEDs during Nashville’s largest music festival, Chase is the man to take him down. But with the reappearance of a woman he thought was long dead, everything he thought he knew is blown away.

FBI operative Vivien Montgomery is an enigma to everyone around her. So when a deadly threat lands her in Nashville and paired up with the only man she’s ever loved, she isn’t looking forward to an emotional reunion. She’s only here to get the job done and get out. But when the madman behind the chaos targets her for death, the one man she left behind might be the only person she can count on to save her life...

Chase and Vivien were together years ago, and then she was killed and he has never gotten over her death...yet, she isn't dead.

I loved the second chance romance, complicated by the jobs they each had to do and the past that was coming back to haunt them.  I thought Ms. Quinn handled the balance of this well.  Yes, there was a past between them, but there was also a bomber to catch, so there was the need to do their best to put the past aside, to focus, and to do their jobs.

I also loved that they were allowed to be human, they were not robots who didn't reach to the situation, who were able to act like nothing was going on.  And, I loved how they handled their past when it was finally dealt with.

The revelation of who was responsible for the attacks also felt real, and while not obvious, not something that I immediately picked up on, which is always nice.

Saying more is difficult, as there are a lot of spoilers.  So I am going to keep this as a short review with a recommendation to read this book.  I am definitely interested in the next book by this author and will be keeping my eye out for it!

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8 Days Yoga-Surf-SUP Costa Rican Adventure Retreat

Surf and Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica

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All meals included

Connect with nature and the community around you, and embrace what it truly means to live well with daily yoga practices in a gorgeous open-air studio surrounded by jungle. Surf and stand up paddleboarding lessons are available for all levels waterfall hikes, a workshop with local artisans, and the optional opportunity to give back in a local beach clean-up service project, which offers many options for all types of travelers. Rejuvenate in Costa Rica with Mary and come back happy, healthy, and balanced.

  • Daily yoga classes
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Surf, SUP, and SUP yoga classes
  • Ayurvedic nutrition and Live Well workshops
  • Adventure waterfall hike and canopy tour
  • Local artisan’s workshop
  • 8 nights accommodation
  • 3 meals per day

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The Funky Monkey Lodge is set back from the road in Santa Teresa, providing a more peaceful and quiet setting, yet it is only a 4-minute walk to the beach and top 3 famous surf areas. The lodge offers a variety of 5-star services and amenities, including a restaurant offering a daily fresh and healthy menu prepared by their chef, the only sushi restaurant in Santa Teresa, a bar and lounge area with pool tables and hammocks, a pool situated on top of a natural rock hill in the middle of the lodges private jungle, a beautiful open air yoga, and aerial silk studio in the middle of the jungle, and plenty of opportunities to view nature around you including birds, animals (lots of monkeys), insects, and the flora and fauna of the jungle.

The lodge offers 6 different types of accommodations for every need and budget, including private bungalows, suite, small apartment, large apartment, large bungalow, and budget rooms. All accommodations include Wi-Fi, sheets, towels, daily room cleaning, toiletries, etc. Other amenities can be made available upon request.

Private bungalows

All private bungalows have a double bed and a bunk bed, a private bathroom, which is partially open to the sky for hot water showers under the sun or stars, small kitchenette, fridge, safe box, and wood furnishings. The bungalows are built with an excellent ventilation system, and each has a ceiling fan, and Wi-Fi. All beds have orthopedic mattresses. Each private bungalow counts with a private veranda with hammock where guests can enjoy spectacular Pacific sunsets, or just listen to the monkeys and birds.

The suite offers a spacious room with double bed and an additional sofa convertible into king bed, 2 fans, safe box, mini fridge, large private balcony with hammocks, wide-screen TV, Wi-Fi, and private bath with open sky shower.

Small apartment

The small apartment is a cozy room with a queen bed and a bunk bed, has an ocean view and air condition, private bath, safe box, mini fridge, and Wi-Fi. Great for couples up to 4 people.

Large apartment

Facing the swimming pool, the large apartment has an ocean view, air condition, private bath, safe box, and Wi-Fi. It is a large room with a queen bed, 3 individual beds, and 2 extra pull-out beds, which would fit for 4 to 7 people. No separate rooms.

Large bungalow

It has two floors with 8 individual beds-4 downstairs and 4 upstairs, no separate rooms, bathroom, and shower which is partially open to the sky, small kitchenette, Wi-Fi, fridge, and spacious veranda with hammock.

Budget room

Simple room with Wi-Fi, ceiling fan, and shared bathroom next door. The budget room can be rented out as private or individually rented beds as shared accommodation. Please inquire on shared accommodation prices.

Included excursions

A day trip boat tour to Tortuga Island from Montezuma to snorkel and swim with sea turtles

Adventure waterfall hike

Mary Susan Stults
Mary Susan has been practicing yoga for 17 years. As an avid outdoor enthusiast, you can often find this nature lover hiking or biking on a trail, paddling, surfing, or practicing yoga on the water, camping in the mountains or desert, or exploring her yoga practice outdoors! Mary Susan has taught Yoga for all-ages, family, adaptive, teens, tweens, kids, and tots since early 2011, and is a certified 1000+HR RYT Yoga & Meditation teacher, a WPA/Paddle Into Fitness Certified Stan Up Paddleboarding (SUP) and SUP Yoga teacher, certified Kids Yoga teacher, certified Adaptive Yoga teacher.

Santa Teresa is a small beach town in Costa Rica nestled into the coastal mountains on the southern most tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, touching the Cabo Blanco Nature Preserve in Puntarenas Province. Due to its panoramic vistas, sparkling white sand beaches, tropical jungles and adventurous opportunities, this Pacific Ocean beach city has become one of the top tourist destinations in the world.

Santa Teresa has come to be one of the top surfing destinations in Costa Rica, and the world. Santa Teresa is known for its consistent year round surfing, pristine white sand beaches (often rated among the most beautiful in the world), it’s large variety of small boutique beachfront hotels, and world class cuisine. Although it has grown tremendously in the past decade, the town itself is still actually quite small and intimate.

People flock to Santa Teresa for a good dose of sultry sun, sun drenched beaches, flourishing wildlife and raging waves of the Pacific Ocean. Surfers can ride the waves, lovers can take a moonlight stroll, nature enthusiasts can explore the jungles and photographers can capture the wonderful moments. There is no denying that the town has unlimited things to offer. Moreover, the city is fairly inexpensive and tourist friendly so travelers can enjoy their retreat to the fullest. Experience amazing new things in Santa Teresa and have the time of your life!

  • Fishing
  • Horse riding/rental nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Swimming pool

  • Bar
  • Restaurant

  • Free! WiFi

This retreat includes three healthy and delicious meals per day at lodge (restaurant and sushi restaurant on site). You will have the option to purchase smoothies, fresh green juices, alcoholic drinks, additional appetizers, and desserts. Daily tea and water refills.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Things to do (optional)

ATV tours and rentals

Start the engine and get ready for an adventure. Lots of fun, drive all over, even make a trip to the close-by Montezuma waterfalls.

Canopy tours

Explore a unique and adrenaline-filled environment, and fly through the treetops hundreds of meters in the air with a chance to spot some of the diverse wildlife.

A half-day or full-day fishing trip can be arranged. Catch yellow fin, tuna, dorado, or red snapper.

Take a stroll along the seemingly endless white sand beach, or visit some nearby national parks such as Cabo Blanco National Park and Cabulla National Park. There are amazing tropical trees and flowers, exotic fruits, monkeys, red foxes, boas, and many birds.

Horseback riding

Nothing compares to running a horse along a tropical beach, and watching the sunset on the horizon. It is possible to arrange tours in the jungle, on the beaches, and into the mountains.

Kayak adventure and fishing

Enjoy scenic kayaking in the Pacific ocean, or paddle up the close-by rivers exploring the jungle and its wild life. Catch fish from the kayak, and explore the steamy underwater volcanoes below during a 3-hour tour.

Monkey watching

Spend mornings or evenings watching the howler monkeys traversing the beautiful vegetation on the lodge's own grounds.

SUP tours

SUP or stand up paddle is an exciting sport that is a true full-body workout. Enjoy an alternative to surfing by using a paddle. It is easy to learn, and suited for all levels of skill.

Just a 4-minute walk from the bungalow is the beach and a famous surf point. Santa Teresa beach has some of the best and least crowded surf in the world. There are choices to the north and the south on the beach. The water is always warm, and the waves are always big enough. Surfing needs are available, and there will be an arranged private lesson to those who want to learn.

Other activities

During your free time, you could book for private yoga lessons with Mary, or stand up paddleboard (SUP) and SUP yoga lessons with Mary or Christian. Christian will also be hosting holistic nutrition consultations and SUP yoga inversion workshops. Additionally, you could take extra surf lessons with Mary and local Santa Teresa surf instructors. You can also take a boat trip to Tortuga island for 55 USD per person or enjoy a hot springs excursion to Arenal Volcano.

What's included

  • 3 meals per day
  • 3 surfing lessons
  • A day trip boat tour to Tortuga Island from Montezuma to snorkel and swim with sea turtles
  • 7 nights accommodation at the Funky Monkey Lodge
  • Access to all amenities (pool, lounge, bar, yoga deck)
  • Adventure waterfall hike
  • Beach clean-up project
  • Beach dance parties
  • Canopy tour at Montezuma
  • Daily tea and water refills
  • Daily yoga practices with Mary
  • Eco-friendly retreat bag filled with goodies
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Guided meditation
  • Happy hour at Infinity Pool in Mal Pais
  • Live Well workshop with Mary (includes biodegradable lantern lighting over the ocean with champagne)
  • Local artisan's workshop
  • SUP board rentals for 5 days
  • SUP and SUP yoga classes with Mary
  • Surf board rentals for days of lessons
  • Transportation during retreat

What's not included

  • Other optional tours and activities
  • Private yoga lessons with Mary
  • Stand up paddle board & SUP yoga lessons with Mary
  • Surf lessons with Mary and local Santa Teresa surf instructors

How to get there

Driving directions from Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)

  • Driving from the San Jose Airport to Puntarenas takes approximately 2 hours.
  • In Puntarenas, you board the ferry to Paquera (30 minutes' ride) across the Gulf of Nicoya.
  • From Paquera, it takes about an hour to Mal Pais, Santa Teresa.

Arrival by airplane

Mal Pais, Santa Teresa is 40 minutes away from the domestic airport of Tambor. There are daily flights from San Jose to / from Tambor. The flight is about 35 minutes. Fly direct from San Jose to Tambor, than take a taxi to Mal Pais, Santa Teresa. You can make reservations prior to your arrival at Sansa or NatureAir.

Arrival by bus

There is a direct bus from the downtown San Jose bus station. Bus schedule may change. Usually the bus leaves at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the San Jose center.

Arrival by shuttle

Bella Retreats can help to arrange direct transportation from Juan Santamaria Airport to the lodge and back.

Cancellation Policy

  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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This mistress does not like slaves who are lazy and whenever she gets one, she has to teach him a lesson. She likes to do it and she does it with her boots. Boot trampling always works for her and that is why it is her go to mode of punishment when she is dealing with slaves and losers who are lazy. She had a new slave who was lazy and she crushed his hands daily till he learned to be hardworking.

Mistress Imane found some mold in her kitchen and she was pissed. She hated the fact that where her food was cooked from could be that dirty that it had mold. She could not let her slave get away with it as it was his primary responsibility to make sure that her house was clean. She stomped on him using her boots and made sure he learned his mistake the painful way.

This mistress could not believe when she learned that her slave had given out some of her secrets. She was pissed and as punishment, she called her friend and the two mistresses had a great time trampling him. He was boot trampled and forced to endure the pain that came as a result of it. He was naked except for his boxer as the mistresses stomped on his body painfully.

Miss Imane is a sadistic mistress. When you mess with her, you better be prepared for what she will do in retaliation. She rarely beats up guys but when she does, it is usually brutal. That is why she assumes the small stuff and only punishes the big mistakes. She kicked and trampled this guy cruelly for spoiling her name. She kicked him hard on the face and trampled his head without a care in the world.

Madame Marissa was not happy with how this guy had treated the old guy down the street. She did not let the guy know she had watched what he did. She went to his house and after knocking, stormed right in without saying a word and began to punish him. She crushed him with her boots and she crushed his balls and kicked him as hard as she could and forced him to go and apologize to the old man.

Mistress Anya and Miss Christyna tracked down the guy who had stolen from them and they taught him a lesson he will never forget. They knew his face from CCTV images in their house. They did not report him to the authorities so he did not have his guard high. He thought they had decided to let it go. When they caught him, they kicked him, trampled him, stomped on him and ballbusted him badly.

When mistress Katarina and her sister Karina discovered that their sister's husband had assaulted her, they did not even wait to know what had happened. They went to their house and found him seated on a chair. They used their boots to crush him. They crushed and trampled his face before making him stand and kicking him hard all over his body including his balls. They left him in a lot of pain and dared him to do anything to their sister again.

Miss Jessie had missed trampling people. She went out and picked a fight with a loser and dragged him to her house nearby for some punishment. She crushed his balls and jumped on them as well. She used her boots to trample and crush and jump on him as well as inflicting a lot of damage on him. When she had had enough of the trampling fetish, she let him go.

Mistresses Betty and Bertie wanted to get a confession from this guy and it was not forthcoming. They tried all they could and still could not get him to confess. They finally had to trample his legs and humiliate him. It worked when they trampled him and crushed his chest and his body using their boots. They also spat on him and made him lick and swallow their spit. He finally agreed to confess.

Lady Betty and Lady Bertie were in a hurry to go somewhere and they decided to take a cab. But the cab guy lied to them he knew where they wanted to go but it turned out he did not have GPS and he did not know where they were going. So he made them get lost and they had to punish him. They crushed him using their boots and made him pay them for wasted time.

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By Michael Andor Brodeur Globe Correspondent

A?phone users had a minor freakout the other day when a major glitch was discovered in Apple’s new iOS 11 that quite unhelpfully rendered every instance of “i” as an “A” with a question mark in a box, which, let’s be honest, looks pretty A?ncredible, but which, let’s once again be honest, isn’t the best look for a vowel, even the fourth most popular one. As Apple rushes to remedy the error, users lacking a necessary personal pronoun are already experiencing feelings of disorientation and nausea as they grapple for a new sense of purpose, with many reporting that conversations have been forced to focus on you.

Speaking of self-consciousness and the iPhone, it appears the camera on the latest iteration of the iPhone’s camera is so good that it’s causing users to see what they actually look like, which is a problem. “I’m going to need all my friends to switch to Android,” tweeted one user, “I am way too ugly for this new iPhone X camera.” “I’m gonna try to open the iPhone X front facing camera and it’s gonna be like girl are you sure,” said another. “He had pizza for four meals this week, sleeps about three hours a night, and apparently has some sort of non-grooming agreement with his eyebrows,” said my most recent selfie in not so many words. Wow, they weren’t kidding about this thing. [smears pizza grease on lens]

If you thought this past Halloween was scary, just wait until Halloween of the future. A demonstration of an ostensibly candy-dropping drone over a crowd earlier this week at the Ogaki Robot Festival in Japan turned into the impromptu debut of a candy-filled-drone-dropping drone. Six people were injured in the accident, with damages estimated at 100 Grand. ALTERNATE JOKE: Six people were injured, but officials reported zero cavities. ONE MORE TIME: Six people were injured, and while nobody finds that funny, multiple eyewitnesses on the scene confirm seeing Snickers. OK, I’m done. Sorry. Thoughts, prayers.

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And finally this week, Juli Briskman, the cyclist and marketing executive turned American hero last week when a White House photographer captured her flipping off the passing presidential motorcade, has been fired from her job. I’m guessing she microwaved fish in the break room or something. In any case, Juli, I’m not hiring at the moment, mainly because I don’t run a thing that has any jobs, and that’s hard to market. But if you’re reading this, I just want you to know that I, for one, salute your passion for free expression, as well as your unique saluting technique. Back in a sec, that’s my boss calling.

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Gritters gear up for evening runs across county

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Lincolnshire’s gritters will continue their battle against the snow and ice into the evening.

Darrell Redford, network resilience manager for the county council, said: “It continues to be a challenging situation in the top half of Lincolnshire, with around four inches of snow having now fallen north of Sleaford and Boston.

“Because of that, our focus in that part of the county will remain on ploughing and salting the A roads.

“In the south and west, things are a little better and our gritters will be out on their usual routes at 6pm.

“However, temperatures are forecast to fall to -6 tonight, so ice will be an issue.

“We’ll continue to monitor the situation around the clock, and our gritters will be on-call 24/7.”

He said they will be taking a flexible approach to carry out further gritting in any areas that are badly hit.

“If you do venture out, please take care - even treated routes can be hazardous in these conditions,” he added.

“Be sure to check the latest updates and make any necessary preparations before setting off.”

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We love being able to support other local producers. Here is a list of farms and local businesses that help bring great food to the tables at Café Osage:

Baetje Farms - Goat Cheese
Billy Goat Chip Company - Potato Chips
Bowood Farms
Companion - Bread
4 Hands Brewery - Beer
Indian Creek - Honey
Matt Stuckmeyer Farm - Corn
Meramec Bison Farm
Northwest Coffee
Ozark Forest Mushrooms
Pickney Bend - Vodka
Rolling Lawns - Milk & Cream
Schlafly - Beer
Schwartz Orchard - Apple Cider
Urban Chestnut - Beer
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Showtime World Championship Boxing Preview: Lipinets vs. Kondo, Porter vs. Granados, Wilder vs. Stiverne

By: William Holmes

Last Saturday night Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua was able to successfully defend his belt against an overmatched Carlos Takam, but looked less than impressive in doing so.

This Saturday night the WBC Heavyweight Champion, Deontay Wilder, will look to defend his title against Bermane Stiverne in a rematch of a fight that Wilder convincingly won the first time.

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Two other bouts will also be televised. Shawn Porter will look to get back into the welterweight title picture when he faces Adrian Granados in a WBC Welterweight Title eliminator. The first bout of the night will be for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight Title and will be between Sergey Lipinets and Akihiro Kondo.

This card will take place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York and will be televised live on Showtime.

The following is a preview of the three televised bouts.

Sergey Lipinets (12-0) vs. Akihiro Kondo (29-6-1); IBF Junior Welterweight Title

The opening bout of the night will be between Sergey Lipinets, a highly ranked prospect from Kazakhstan, and Akihiro Kondo, a tough rugged veteran from Japan.

Lipinets, at 28, is four years younger than Kondo but will be giving up about one inch in height. They both have notable power. Lipinets has ten career stoppage victories including four of his past five bouts. Kondo has sixteen stoppage victories including five straight KO/TKO wins.

Lipinets has been fairly active and fought three times in 2016 and once in 2017. Kondo fought twice in 2017 and four times in 2016.

Lipinets is also a former WAKO World Full Contact Kicking Boxing Champion at Light Welterweight.

Lipinets, despite only having twelve professional fights, has only faced on opponent with a losing record since the start of his professional career. He has already defeated the likes of Clarence Booth, Leonardo Zappavigna, Walter Castillo, and Haskell Rhodes.

Kondo has never fought as a professional outside of Japan. More specifically, he never fought outside of Korakuen Hall in Japan as a professional. His list of defeated opponents is less than impressive and includes boxers such as Komsan Polsan, Shogo Yamaguchi, and Ryuji Migaki. His losses were to Nihito Arakawa, Yoshitaka Kato, Tomoya Yamada, and Rick Sismundo.

Kondo will likely be a tough opponent that has the ability to go the distance, but his six losses in Japan are hard to overlook as well as his lack of a notable victory over a well known opponent. Lipinets should win, but he may have to box conservatively to avoid a shocking knockout loss and win a safe decision victory.

Shawn Porter (27-2-1) vs. Adrian Granados (18-5-2); Welterweights

Shawn Porter is another boxer looking to get back into title contention as he faces Adrian Granados in the welterweight division.

Porter is two years older than Granados but still in his athletic prime at the age of thirty. He will be giving up two inches in height and about four and a half inches in reach to the taller Granados.

Both boxers has fairly successful amateur careers. Porter was a US National Golden Gloves Champion while Granados was a Junior Golden Gloves National Champ.

Both boxers have been fairly inactive the past two years. They both only fought once in 2016 and once in 2017.

Porter has higher number of knockouts. He has stopped seventeen of his opponents while Granados has stopped twelve. Porter also has the better resume as a professional. He has defeated the likes of Andre Berto, Adrien Broner, Erick Bone, Paul Malignaggi, Devon Alexander, Julio Diaz, Phil Lo Greco, and Ray Robinson. His losses were to Keith Thurman and Kell Brook.

Granados lost a close fight to Adrien Broner and scored a big upset over Amir Imam. However, he has lost to the likes of Brad Solomon, Felix Diaz, Frankie Gomez, and a Joe Juan Fuentes.

Granados is a viable opponent because of his close fight with Adrien Broner and his upset victor over Amir Imam, but Porter is too experienced to lose a fight over an opponent like Granados at this stage of his career.

Deontay Wilder (38-0) vs. Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1); WBC Heavyweight Title

The man event of the evening is between Deontay Wilder and Bermane Stiverne for the WBC Heavyweight Title. They previously met in January of 2015, a fight which went the full twelve rounds and saw Wilder win a comfortable decision.

Wilder was originally scheduled to face Luis Ortiz, but a positive drug test by Ortiz forced the cancellation of that bout.

Wilder will have a five inch height and a three inch reach advantage over Stiverne. He is also seven years younger than his opponent. Stiverne, at the age of thirty eight, will likely have a very hard time getting another title shot if he’s not successful on Saturday.

Wilder has unbelievable knockout power. He has stopped thirty seven of his opponents and the only man to take him to the distance was Bermane Stiverne. Stiverne has twenty one stoppage victories on his resume but has only won one of his last five fights by stoppage.

Inactivty will hurt Stiverne. This will be his first fight in nearly two years. He last fought on November 14th of 2015. Wilder fought twice in 2016 and once in 2017.

Both boxers have a decent amateur background, but Wilder is the only one of the two to have medaled in the Summer Olympics.

Wilder has defeated the likes of Gerald Washington, Chris Arreola, Artur Szpilka, Eric Molina, Bermane Stiverne, Malik Scott, Siarhei Liakhovich, Audley Harrison, and Kelvin Price. Stiverne has defeated the likes of Derric Rossy, Chris Arreola, Ray Austin, and Kertson Manswell. His losses were to Deontay Wilder and Demetrice King, who has a record of 11-15 at the time.

It’s hard to imagine Stiverne having a better shot now, at the age of thirty eight, than he did two years ago, especially with his inactivity. This wasn’t Wilder’s first choice for an opponent, but it’s an opponent that he should feel fairly confident that he can beat, again.

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Broner Grinds Out A Tough…But Fair…Win

Broner Grinds Out A Tough…But Fair…Win
By: Sean Crose

Things got off to an intriguing start Saturday night in Cincinnati as the undefeated Marcus Brown (18-0) took on former Adonis Stevenson foe Thomas Williams (20-2) in a ten-round light heavyweight scrap. Nothing major happened in the first, but you could hear the thudding shots as they landed. Williams went down hard in the second, but was hit again by Brown when he was on the mat. Needless to say, the referee wisely took a point from Brown while scoring the knockdown.

Williams took a few minutes off to compose himself, but Brown rocked him again as soon as the round resumed. Williams, for his part, however, kept coming forward. Williams survived the round, but he was clearly in tough. After a rather uneventful third, Brown took his man down again in the fourth. Williams, however, got up and held strong.

Williams continued to hang on through the fifth, but in the six, he was taken down and out in less than a minute. Afterwards, Brown called out champion Adonis Stevenson in what would be quite an intriguing matchup.

Next up was the return of Lamont Peterson (37-3-1), the talented DC slickster who some felt was robbed in his bout against Danny Garcia. He was in tough, however, as David Avanesyan (22-1-1) knew this was a chance to be in the top welterweight mix. The bout, which was for the WBA welterweight title, was a scheduled twelve round affair.

The skilled Peterson took the first, making the first three minutes of the bout an almost clinical study. The second round offered nothing particular of note, but Avanesyan got to work in the third and may have taken the round with solid shots and body work. Things were close in the middle rounds – perhaps closer than anyone expected. Indeed, it wasn’t easy scoring those rounds. It was a tight affair.

By the seventh, Peterson unleashed a sustained body attack that lasted throughout the round. It was impressive to see and unquestionably painful for Avanesyan to feel. Needless to say, the bout proved to be interesting to watch. By the end of the ninth, it appeared as if Peterson may have had the edge, but Avanesyan certainly seemed capable of pulling out a win.

In the end, however, Peterson closed strong. In the last round, in particular, Peterson fired away at his foe, clearly looking for a knockout. To be sure, Avanesyan landed good shots – it’s just that Peterson landed the better ones. And it was Peterson who won the title by unanimous decision. Still, it was some kind of fight.

It was time for the main event. Cincinnati’s own, Adrien The Problem Broner (32-2) was claiming to be a man who was doing a lot of internal growing. Now he could show some of his growth in the ring against the hungry Adrian Granados (18-4-2) in a ten-round welterweight affair. The first round was high intensity, but Granados got the better of it.

Broner, however, started striking well with counters in the second. Still, it was close in the early going. To be sure, it seemed to this writer that Granados pulled off the first three rounds. Broner was most certainly not, however, getting wiped out. In fact, Broner looked extremely sharp in the beginning of the fourth. This was a man, though, who had spent a career showing much inconsistency. With that in mind, Broner continued to do enough to take the round.

Broner went ahead and took the fifth, as well. Granados was still bulling forward, but Broner was landing well. Granados moved in hard at the beginning the of the sixth. The round was incredibly close and also quite exciting. I gave it to Broner by a sliver.

The seventh and eighth proved to be grinding affairs, with each man having his moments. Broner took the seventh, Granados, the eighth. The end of the ninth looked like a war, but ultimately, Broner had the cleaner shots throughout the round. It was a terrific bout heading into the final round. Needless to say, it was fireworks until the end, but Broner took the last round by sealing the deal with some terrific final minute shots.

And indeed, Broner took a split decision win.

As an important side note – Broner apologized publicly after the fight for his well-known past transgressions. Some may roll their eyes at such an action – but Broner’s apology should be accepted and people should wish the guy the best.

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Showtime World Championship Boxing Preview: Broner vs. Granados, Peterson vs. Avanesyan, Browne vs. Williams

Showtime World Championship Boxing Preview: Broner vs. Granados, Peterson vs. Avanesyan, Browne vs. Williams
By: William Holmes

On Saturday Night Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions, and About Billions Promotions will televise three high caliber fights on the Showtime Network live from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The opening bout will be between undefeated United States Olympian Marcus Browne and Light Heavyweight contender Thomas Williams Jr. The co-main event of the evening will be between David Avanesyan and the returning Lamont Peterson in the welterweight division.

The main event of the night will be between Cincinnati native Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados in the welterweight division.

The following is a preview of all three televised bouts.

Marcus Browne (18-0) vs. Thomas Williams Jr. (20-2); Light Heavyweight Division

Marcus Browne represented the United States in the 2012 Summer Olympics and is a former National Police Athletic League Champion. He comes from a deep amateur background but will be facing one of the toughest tests of his career when he takes on former Light Heavyweight Title Contender Thomas Williams Jr.

Both boxers are southpaws, but Browne will have a slight ½ inch height advantage and an imposing four and a half inch reach advantage. Both boxers have decent power as Browne has stopped thirteen of his opponents while Williams has stopped fourteen. However, it should be noted that both of Williams’ losses have come by stoppage, so his chin can be considered questionable.

Williams has been fairly active and has fought twice in 2016 and once in 2015. His two losses were to Gabriel Campillo and Adonis Stevenson. He has defeated the likes of Edwin Rodriguez, Cornelius White, Yusaf Mack, and Otis Griffin.

Browne has never tasted defeat but won a very questionable decision over Radivoje Kalajdzic in his last bout. He has defeated the likes of Gabriel Campillo, Cornelius White, Aaron Pryor Jr., and Otis Griffin.

This will be Williams’ first fight since his devastating knockout loss to Adonis Stevenson. Williams was doing well in that bout, but unwisely chose to slug with a knockout artist. Browne isn’t considered by many to be a knockout artist, but he has a strong amateur pedigree and will likely be able to outbox and outlast Williams.

This is a good test for Browne and should be a compelling fight, but Browne should be considered the slight favorite.

David Avanesyan (22-1-1) vs. Lamont Peterson (37-3-1); WBA Welterweight Title

Lamont Peterson has been in some very entertaining fights during his career, but didn’t have any fights in 2016 and had no fights in 2015. He’s also thirty three years old and will be five years older than Avanesyan on fight night.

Avanesyan has spent most of his career fighting in Europe and Russia and wasn’t known by many until he defeated a washed up version of Shane Mosley. Avanesyan has been slightly more active than Peterson and fought once in 2016 and twice in 2015.

Avanesyan will be giving up one inch in height and about four inches in reach to Lamont Peterson. Peterson is also the better knockout artist as he has stopped seventeen of his opponents and Avanesyan has only stopped eleven.

Peterson’s losses were to Timothy Bradley Jr., Lucas Matthysse, and a razor thin decision loss to Danny Garcia. He has beaten the likes of Felix Diaz, Dierry Jean, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lanardo Tyner, and Victor Cayo.

Avanesyan’s professional resume pales in comparison to Peterson. He has defeated the likes of Carlos Herrera, Shane Mosley, Kaizer Mabuza, and and Charlie Navarro. His lone loss was to Andrey Klimov in the second fight of his career.

Hopefully ring rust won’t be a factor for Peterson, but he’s been known to start fights slowly and warm up to the end. If Peterson waits too long to attack the body he could give up some early rounds and lose another close decision.

But Peterson has been in big fights before and he’s used to the pressure of a nationally televised audience. This experience gives him the edge over Avanesyan on Saturday.

Adrien Broner (32-2) vs. Adrian Granados (18-4-2); Welterweight Division

A lot of people have been questioning Broner’s conditioning and commitment to boxing as he has recently requested that this fight be fought at the welterweight limit and he appears to be several pounds over his normal fighting weight at recent press conferences.

Broner and Granados are both twenty seven years old, but Broner will be giving up two and a half inches in height and four and a half inches in reach. Both boxers are also similar in that they both have a decorated amateur background. Broner was a National Silver Gloves Champion and Granados was a Mexican Olympic Team Reserve and a Junior Golden Gloves Champ.

Broner is the bigger puncher of the two. He has stopped twenty four of his opponents while Granados has only stopped twelve. They both went 5-1 in their last six fights.

Granados has losses to Brad Solomon, Felix Diaz, Frankie Gomez, and Joe Juan Fuentes. He has beaten the likes of Amir Imam, Kermit Cintron, and Lanardo Tyner. His win over Imam was a major upset and likely got him this bout with Broner.

Broner has defeated the likes of Ashley Theophane, Khabib Allakhverdiev, John Molina, Emmanuel Taylor, Carlos Molina, Paulie Malignaggi, Antonio DeMarco, Daniel Ponce De Leon, and Jason Litzau. His losses were to Macros Maidana and Shawn Porter.
Broner’s recent appearances and social media drama gives this writer some concern going into Saturday, but this bout will be fought in Broner’s hometown and Granados, absent one upset victory, has never faced or defeated someone on the talent level of Adrien Broner.

Of the three televised bouts this one will likely be the biggest blowout.

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Why Adrien Granados Has A Chance Against Adrien Broner

Why Adrien Granados Has A Chance Against Adrien Broner
By: Sean Crose

Adrien Broner needs no introduction. To be sure, it wasn’t long ago that the Cincinnati native was being hailed as boxing’s next big thing – heir to the Floyd Mayweather throne. Things didn’t work out like that, of course. A hard loss to Marcos Maidana followed by another comeuppance at the hands of Shawn Porter took a lot of bloom off Broner’s showy rose. Still, there’s the over the top cockiness of the man that has continued to make him a hot commodity in the fight world. Oh, Broner isn’t heading a pay per view card, nor is he considered a pound for pound kingpin.

Indeed, the likes of other top sluggers in Broner’s general weight realm – men such as the highly skilled Bud Crawford – are considered heads and tales above Broner skill wise. Still, Broner, despite his lack of laser like focus and outside the ring legal problems, hasn’t been written off yet. Why? Well, there’s that beloved (by some) bad attitude, and there’s also a degree of talent that can’t be denied. No, Broner hasn’t let that talent grow, but it’s still there – and it’s still dangerous to any opponent Broner may meet in the ring.

Of course, Broner’s next opponent, the unheralded Adrien Granados, wants to make his name against the bold attraction when they meet this February in Broner’s home town. And perhaps he shouldn’t be written off so quickly. Granados (18-4-2), after all, once sparred with Broner (32-2). What’s more, he stunned the highly regarded Amir Iman in the later portion of 2015. Since then, Granados has only had one fight, a UD win over the less than lauded Ariel Vasquez last July. Still, he’s got reason to feel his chances might be good against Broner, as the man who is known as “About Billions” has been known to disappoint.

Indeed, although Broner’s antics – such as arrests, sex tapes, implied (intentionally or not) suicide threats and over the top theatrics – may keep him in the eye of boxing fans, it’s only natural for those fans to wonder just what kind of Broner will show up in the ring next month – a serious professional, or a less than serious figure on his way to obscurity. Time, of course, will tell the tale. Broner, however, isn’t the only one with a say in how the proceedings will go. Boxing is a two-athlete contest, after all.

And the entire world can be shook with a single punch.

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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Dragonlance Chronicles / Legends - The Retrospective

Dragonlance was another of those series I read when I was an impressionable teenager.  I'm pretty sure I first read it in 9th grade in Newport, Rhode Island, so that would have been 1990-1991.  I distinctly recall carrying around these books like a dork from class to class at Rogers High School, reading whenever I could.

The Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy borrows heavily from Lord of the Rings, with the same types of races, and a group of heroes made up of one of each "character class" (i.e. warrior, cleric, wizard, thief, etc).  There's a larger female presence here, similar to The Belgariad, and at its most basic is essentially a high fantasy adventure.  Good fantasy fun, generally not too serious, with plenty of plot holes and nonsense geared more towards young adults.

Dungeons & Dragons

This series has its roots in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, which has featured a number of campaign settings (i.e. worlds) in which to play your adventures.  Dragonlance was actually the very first such world, released in 1984.

I was definitely into D&D at the time, and played frequently with my friends in Rhode Island: Jed, Josh, and JP.  Jed and Josh weren't actually allowed to play D&D (their parents were quite religious), and mine and JP's parents knew that, so we could only play at our two houses, and if our parents came to check on us, we'd have to quickly scramble to hide all the D&D materials...shove them under the bed or whatever before they opened the door.  Fun times.

Josh and I wrote to each other after we moved away from Rhode Island, but sadly we lost contact after a year or so.  Too busy to write letters, I guess.  If you're out there reading this, Josh Rader, let me know how you're doing.

I had this edition, the box was beat to hell when I
finally got rid of it.

Why didn't parents like D&D back then?  Mainly the role playing aspect, and the bad reputation it had in the 80s.  People thought kids were actually learning how to cast spells, or worshipping the devil...silly stuff like that.  My parents made me go to church growing up, and I remember we had a youth group sleepover once, where we spent a good hour or so trying to explain to the youth pastor how the game worked, that it wasn't evil at all, that role playing in the game isn't much different than trying to be like Jesus or whatever.  We didn't succeed.

If you want to learn more, there are some good articles floating around, like this one from Geek & Sundry.  You've got Google, search for them.

Anyway, since we played D&D, of course we read D&D books.  The Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy was released when the campaign was, written by two of the creators, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.  The story itself derived from actual gameplay sessions they had, using the campaign modules Weis and Hickman had written.  Some events and character traits in the books were taken directly from those sessions.

They followed up with the Legends trilogy, which focused on some of the same characters and delved into the history of Ansalon, the continent where the story action takes place. I remember liking Legends more than Chronicles.

I thought these books were awesome back then.  I read them constantly.  I got into more of the campaign world fiction as the years went on, but none ever stood up to Chronicles and Legends.  Weis and Hickman didn't do any more Dragonlance books for a while, and other writers contributed to the shared world...but like typical multi-author shared worlds, the quality was inconsistent, with some volumes being downright terrible.  (In particular, Weasel's Luck was atrocious, I barely managed to finish it).

My experience with Dragonlance (and a few others, like Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft, or the Star Wars "Expanded Universe"—now called "Legends") are why I'm not a fan of shared worlds.  Sure, you could make the events consistent, but eventually contradictions arise, and quality widely varies.  Too many cooks in the kitchen.  It's really just a legalized version of fan fiction, when you think about it.

The Authors

Weis and Hickman have written many works together.  The only other work I've read from them in its entirety is The Death Gate Cycle, which I remember as awesome.  (You always remember them as being awesome when you're a kid, of course).  In fact, that series could be a possible future retrospective, though I'd have to buy the books again on Kindle, as I donated them long ago.

Anyway, I tried a few of their other series but none of them did it for me like Dragonlance and Death Gate, and I didn't bother to finish any of them.  Most likely because I was older at that point and my tastes in fiction were changing.  I moved on to other authors and series, but occasionally came back to Dragonlance, and I dutifully carted the Chronicles and Legends trilogies around with me all over the country.

Funny aside, for a number of years I thought both authors were female.  Who named their son Tracy?  This was before the internet, mind you, so I didn't even know what they looked like or where to find more information on them.

Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis in 2008, courtesy Wikipedia

The Retrospective

I checked my media database (where I track everything I read etc), and it appears I read the first volume, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, back in 2007, but I didn't continue on with the rest of the trilogy at the time.  The others I'm guess I haven't read in at least 20 years.

Will I think these trilogies are awesome now?  Or will more of my childhood nostalgia be destroyed, as they were with Piers Anthony's The Apprentice Adept trilogy?

Let's find out, shall we?

As with all of my retrospective, there may be spoilers for the entire series in each post, so these are best read in tandem with your own re-read.

Dragonlance Chronicles
Book 1 — Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Book 2 — Dragons of Winter Night
Book 3 — Dragons of Spring Dawning

Dragonlance Legends
Book 1 — Time of the Twins
Book 2 — War of the Twins
Book 3 — Test of the Twins