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Quickly, because lunch break is over, alas...

remember some time ago, a few of you were asking if and how do you write "the other" in stories - without giving offense? (By "other" I mean someone of a race, religion, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation and/or gender different from your own. Particulary minorities.)

Well there's a rather interesting series of book rec's here on how to to do it, and how not to worry too much about it :

http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/2011/04/book-recommendation-and-bank-non.html

Worste Tornado Disaster in the US

The news just reported that yesterday was the worst tornado disaster in decades to hit the US. They ripped across 6 states across the South(Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina amongst them). 164 tornados in less than 24 hours, 263 deaths, at least half million without power in the state of Alabama.
One tore a path over a 100 miles long. Whole neighborhoods demolished. State of Alabama was the hardest hit. This is the greatest number of tornadoes and the worst we've seen in decades.
Flattened towns.

Go here: http://www.josic.com/tornadoes-tear-through584-the-south-killing-245

The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa was reportedly a mile or more wide, and took out power to over 50,000 homes. Governor Robert Bentley has pledged the full resources of the state including use of the Alabama National guard. Tuscaloosa currently remains under weather watch.

http://youtu.be/hMWiBTx1kIs

It's that time again - yes, the Vamp Diaries Review!

This episode wasn't as good as last week's. But entertaining all the same. Guilty Pleasure TV at its best, well if you ignore a certain romance...

( Impressions of this week's Vamp Diaries and yes, spoilers in them there hills )

Sigh. Gotta go to bed. Late and must get up early tomorrow morning - to go to work, not watch the Royal Wedding.