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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-36919959425088453252014-01-25T12:48:00.001-06:002014-02-17T13:58:06.502-06:00HeartSent Media Video of All Books<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WYAPGOhJJT0" width="459"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-58838560384221458862013-12-29T17:59:00.001-06:002013-12-29T17:59:06.098-06:00Oglala Lakota Native American reservation - Historical View <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been away for awhile, but I wanted to remind everyone of a cause that is dear to me. A cause that we can all participate in: CHANGE is ready to happen and as American's we can give the children of Pine Ridge Reservation a chance to excel and create a better world for themselves and all of us. Their contributions will be of global importance and given the history of these people, as with all aboriginals around the world, they will aid in the restoration of the Earth's Balance.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><b>Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>(<b>Wazí Aháŋhaŋ
Oyáŋke</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lakota</span>, also called<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><b>Pine
Ridge Agency</b>) is an<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglala_Lakota" title="Oglala Lakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oglala Lakota</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Native American</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">reservation</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>located
in the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">U.S. state</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">South Dakota</span></a>.
Originally included within the territory of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sioux_Reservation" title="Great Sioux Reservation"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Great Sioux Reservation</span></a>, Pine Ridge was established
in 1889 in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border. Today
it consists of 3,468.86 sq mi (8,984.306 km<sup>2</sup>) of land area and
is the eighth-largest reservation in the United States, larger than<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Delaware</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rhode Island</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>combined.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The reservation encompasses the
entirety of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_County,_South_Dakota" title="Shannon County, South Dakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Shannon County</span></a>, the southern half of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_South_Dakota" title="Jackson County, South Dakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jackson County</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>and the northwest
portion of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_County,_South_Dakota" title="Bennett County, South Dakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Bennett County</span></a>. Of the 3,143 counties in the United
States, these are among<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowest-income_counties_in_the_United_States" title="Lowest-income counties in the United States"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the poorest</span></a>. Only 84,000 acres (340 km<sup>2</sup>)
of land are suitable for agriculture. Extensive off-reservation trust lands are
held mostly scattered throughout Bennett County (all of Bennett County was part
of Pine Ridge until May 1910),<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation#cite_note-1"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[1]</span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation#cite_note-2"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[2]</span></a></sup><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>and
also extend into adjacent<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteclay,_Nebraska" title="Whiteclay, Nebraska"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Pine
Ridge (Whiteclay), Nebraska</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan_County,_Nebraska" title="Sheridan County, Nebraska"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sheridan County</span></a>, just south of the community of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge,_South_Dakota" title="Pine Ridge, South Dakota"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Pine Ridge, South Dakota</span></a>, the administrative center
and largest community within the reservation. The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census,_2000" title="United States Census, 2000"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2000 census</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>population of the
reservation was 15,521; but a study conducted by<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_State_University" title="Colorado State University"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Colorado State University</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>and
accepted by the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="United States Department of Housing and Urban Development"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>has estimated the
resident population to reach 28,787.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation#cite_note-3"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[3]</span></a></sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pine Ridge is the site of several
events that marked tragic milestones in the history between the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux" title="Sioux"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sioux</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>of the area and
the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">United States</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>(U.S.)
government and its citizens. Stronghold Table—a<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa" title="Mesa"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mesa</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>in what is today
the Oglala-administered portion of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Park" title="Badlands National Park"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Badlands National Park</span></a>—was the location of the last
of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dance" title="Ghost Dance"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ghost Dances</span></a>. The
U.S. authorities' attempt to repress this movement eventually led to the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre" title="Wounded Knee Massacre"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wounded Knee Massacre</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>on
December 29, 1890. A mixed band of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniconjou" title="Miniconjou"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Miniconjou</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>Lakota
and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunkpapa" title="Hunkpapa"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hunkpapa</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>Sioux,
led by<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Elk" title="Spotted Elk"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Chief Spotted Elk</span></a>,
sought sanctuary at Pine Ridge after fleeing the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Rock_Agency" title="Standing Rock Agency"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Standing Rock Agency</span></a>, where<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull" title="Sitting Bull"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sitting Bull</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>had
been killed during efforts to arrest him. The families were intercepted by a
heavily armed detachment of the Seventh Cavalry, which attacked them, killing
many women and children as well as warriors. This was the last large engagement
between U.S. forces and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Native Americans</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Changes accumulated in the last
quarter of the 20th century; in 1971 the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) started<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglala_Lakota_College" title="Oglala Lakota College"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oglala Lakota College</span></a>, a<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_colleges_and_universities" title="Tribal colleges and universities"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">tribal college</span></a>, which offers 4-year degrees. In
1973 decades of discontent at the Pine Ridge Reservation resulted in a
grassroots protest that escalated into the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Incident" title="Wounded Knee Incident"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wounded Knee Incident</span></a>, gaining national attention.
Members of the Oglala Lakota, the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement" title="American Indian Movement"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">American Indian Movement</span></a>, and supporters occupied the
town in defiance of federal and state law enforcement in a protest that turned
into an armed standoff lasting 71 days. This event inspired American Indians
across the country and gradually led to changes at the reservation, with a
revival of some cultural traditions. In 1981 the Lakota<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Giago" title="Tim Giago"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Tim Giago</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>started
the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_Times" title="Lakota Times"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lakota Times</span></a></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>at
Pine Ridge, the first independent Native American newspaper in the nation,
which he published until selling it in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At the southern end of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands" title="Badlands"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Badlands</span></a>, the
reservation is part of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_grass_prairie" title="Mixed grass prairie"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mixed
grass prairie</span></a>, an ecological transition zone between the short-grass
and tall-grass prairies; all are part of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Great Plains</span></a>. A
great variety of plant and animal life flourishes on and adjacent to the
reservation, including the endangered<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_ferret" title="Black-footed ferret"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">black-footed
ferret</span></a>. The area is also important in the field of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology" title="Paleontology"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">paleontology</span></a>; it
contains deposits of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Shale" title="Pierre Shale"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Pierre Shale</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span>formed
on the seafloor of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Interior_Seaway" title="Western Interior Seaway"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Western Interior Seaway</span></a>, evidence of the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_boundary" title="Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">marine Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary</span></a>, and one of the
largest deposits of fossils of extinct mammals from the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligocene" title="Oligocene"><span style="color: #0b0080; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oligocene epoch</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In Memory Of: <b><span style="color: cyan;">Fallen Heroes, Unsung Warriors of Vietnam</span></b></div>
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Author: Diane Davis
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When a man goes forth with a gun in his hands at the whim
of his government, <b><i>it is War</i></b>. When he comes home—<i>if</i> he comes home—he expects to
enjoy those freedoms he has fought for. He <i>does not</i> expect to be spit upon or
be shunned by those very people who have sent him into battle. He <i>does not</i> expect to bear the shame for those
who instructed him. He is a soldier. Soldiers obey orders.<br />
He may not want undue glory, but respect is the least his fellow Americans can do to show appreciation for his sacrifices. The loss of loved ones whose funerals he cannot attend, the sight of his child, perhaps taking first steps. The holidays without those dear to him, homesick and perhaps afraid. And the biggest loss of all, perhaps his mental stability after the jungles and warfare on foreign soil. No soldier comes away unscathed by this experience.</div>
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The United States of America has known one of its darkest, most
shameful hours, through callous and unfair treatment of the <span style="text-align: center;">Vietnam</span> soldiers returning home--who did nothing
more than obey orders. Orders given by their officers, orders set down by politicians
whose own sons and daughters were safe from the draft. </div>
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<b>One young soldier marching tall, marching off to fight<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>For his country he would give his all, knowing death could be his
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<b>For <i>Our</i> freedom and liberty, a warrior he became.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>He never realized we'd turn and treat him with such shame.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>One young soldier marching tall, marching with a gun <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Proudly marched straight into hell to see the battle won <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>And he never went to Canada—no, he never thought to run<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>He thought that he'd be welcomed home when the fight was done.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>One young soldier, marching tall, marching off to war<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>His eyes fixed on the Stars and Stripes that he was fighting for.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Glad to be American, he did this country proud<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Never did he realize we'd boo him from the crowd.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Addendum<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>November 13, 1982<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>These United States of America have finally seen fit to honor the
Veterans of Vietnam <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>[a WAR, <i>not</i> a CONFLICT]<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>It makes me stand tall and proud once more to be an American. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-51161789720025500532013-04-06T14:32:00.000-05:002013-04-06T14:32:46.993-05:00The Government is supposed to be BY THE PEOPLE and FOR THE PEOPLE<br />
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<b>Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:</b></div>
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<b>"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure. </span></b></div>
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to SHARE this on Facebook or forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.</span></b></div>
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I can never do one of these blogs without mentioning the Children of Pine Ridge Reservation and their need for everything from school books to clothing—and in some cases, fuel against the winter cold. Please open your hearts and your pocket books for these children. Just click on the link below for more information.<br />
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It's not just the children, by the way, who are in need. The entire population has needs beyond what most of us can imagine, living in our comfortable communities, with plentiful job and education opportunities. <br />
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I hope everyone has had a great year so far. In my neck of the woods it's been a very mild winter, which on one hand is a good thing—no ice storms or blizzards. On the other hand, it's scary when the central plains see tornado's in February! Wow! And we need that snow pack and the rain. Guess I'm just a little paranoid, but with parents who grew up during the depression years, I see a lack of moisture as a dangerous thing. <br />
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Based on that premise, I've started a new book, a fantasy/futuristic/time travel about what happens when the earth's resources begin to dry up. I know this has been done before, but I'm compelled to write it. It demanded my attention. The working title is <i>Ten Summers</i>. Everything, everywhere is dried out except the ocean—which is so thick with salt it's nearly impossible to process for drinking and cooking. I'm hoping this voyage outside the world of romance will be successful. <br />
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With a little help from my Si-Fi friends, I just might make it.<br />
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I have two new Regency books out, and they are selling very well. A third title, <i>Adam and Sheila</i>, has been added to the Series. It will prove to be a bit spicier than the first two books, but still not one that can be listed as erotica, for those of you who like a milder read. It will be sensual, however.<br />
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In the Lakota Moon Series, <i>Moon of Hard Winter</i> has joined <i>Moon of the Falling Leaves</i> and <i>Moon of Ripening </i>in the print book section. All books are available in Kindle & Nook format. :)<br />
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Happily, there is great progress in the 4th book, which may or may not be the final book of The Lakota Moon Series. Titled <i>Moon of Tender Grass</i>, it has changed and changed again as I write it, and hopefully, the premise has finally settled into what it should be. Talk about a book that doesn't know where it's going...well, finally, it does.<br />
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The hero is very complex, and driven by so many things, I had to pick and choose what to write about him. <br />
Blue Crow has evolved into what I believe is the perfect hero, the slightly flawed male of the human species whose greatest strength is his character. More on this later,the cover has changed, but the characters are the same, even if the story has altered a bit. It will be available in June!<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-30564594637178603202012-02-16T22:58:00.004-06:002012-02-16T23:02:28.356-06:00Moon of Ripening has been nominated for Book of the Year at LASR!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moon of Ripening Winner of Best Book, has been nominated for Book of the Year at LASR.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have read this book and loved it, feel free to click on the link below and vote for <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There isn't a lot going on in my little corner of the world. A very mild winter, a couple of tornado threats—unusual for this time of year—and a totally awesome lineup of books for your reading pleasure. If all goes well, I'll have six new books out by years end. </span></div><br />
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><h1 class="center"><span style="color: red;">An Emergency Heating and Food Donation Drive</span></h1>It is a struggle to keep poorly insulated homes heated and food on the table, for the 300+ families that are caring for foster children. Unfortunately, <a href="http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/organizations/LOWO.shtml"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">LOWO</span></strong></a>, the reservation's foster care agency, is getting calls for help daily but has nothing left in its budget for such emergencies. These families are in need of wood, propane, electric heaters and food and at this point LOWO must rely solely upon its emergency fund which gets very few donations. During winter this is especially urgent as temperatures often drop well below zero on the reservation. If you can donate a check, an electric heater, or nonperishable foods, please <a href="http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/contact.shtml"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">let me know</span></strong></a> and I'll add your donations to the tally below. The local propane companies require a minimum order of $125 to deliver so the need for monetary donations is great and will continue through the winter months. If enough of us donate in small amounts we can make this happen, and every check, whether it is $5 or $500 will make a big impact on rez families that are cold and/or hungry. <br />
Thanks so much for your help! <br />
Donated as of 12/6: <br />
Monetary Donations in any amount* ($125 will provide an emergency propane delivery for one family): <br />
$835 donated--Thank you! <b>Need additional</b> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=1082&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FOptimus-Infrared-Quartz-Radiant-Heater%2F15162308" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Electric Heaters</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> (Goal 75; 11 donated--Thank you! <b>Need 64</b>) <br />
Nonperishable foods: <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=1082&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FSunland-Crunchy-Valencia-No-Stir-Peanut-Butter-16-oz-Pack-of-6%2F17198854" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Peanut butter</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=ref%3D%2B418781%2526search_query%3Doatmeal%2526ic%3D16_0%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526search_constraint%3D976759" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Oatmeal</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=ref%3D%2B418781%2526search_query%3Dcold%2Bcereal%2526ic%3D16_0%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526search_constraint%3D976759" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Cold cereal</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fbrowse%2FCanned-Goods-Soups%2FCanned-Beans%2F_%2FN-8zp1Zaq90Zaqce%2FNe-8z35%3F&RD_PARM2=browsein%3Dtrue%2526ic%3D48_0%2526ref%3D418721.419509%2526tab_value%3D18728_All%2526catNavId%3D976785%2526fromPageCatId%3D976785" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Dried and canned beans</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fbrowse%2FCanned-Goods-Soups%2FCanned-Vegetables%2F_%2FN-8zc7Zaq90Zaqce%2FNe-8z35%3F&RD_PARM2=browsein%3Dtrue%2526ic%3D48_0%2526ref%3D418721.419047%2526tab_value%3D18728_All%2526catNavId%3D976785%2526fromPageCatId%3D976785" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Vegetables</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=ref%3D%2B419581%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526search_query%3Dtuna%2526ic%3D16_0%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526search_constraint%3D976759" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Tuna</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fbrowse%2FCanned-Goods-Soups%2FSoups%2F_%2FN-8zc6%3F&RD_PARM2=browsein%3Dtrue%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526_refineresult%3Dtrue%2526ic%3D48_0%2526ref%3D%2B419046%2526catNavId%3D976785" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Soup</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fbrowse%2FFeeding%2FFormula%2F_%2FN-95fyZ1yzkzm6%3F&RD_PARM2=%2526ic%3D48_0%2526ref%3D426958%2B4292398158%2526search_sort%3D5%2526selected_items%3D%2B%2526catNavId%3D1005861" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Formula</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fbrowse%2FMeal-Solutions-Grains-Pasta%2FGrains-Rice%2F_%2FN-8zaj%3F&RD_PARM2=catNavId%3D976794%2526tab_value%3DAll%2526ic%3D16_0%2526ref%3D%2B418987%2526search_sort%3D4%2526selected_items%3D%2B%2526depts%3D" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Grains and rice</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
<a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&subid=&offerid=223073.1&type=10&tmpid=273&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fcp%2FBaking%2F976780%3F&RD_PARM2=fromPageCatId%3D976780" target="new"><strong><span style="color: #b03500;">Baking Supplies</span></strong></a> <img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=oBHhJcp1CYM&bids=223073.1&type=10" width="1" /> <br />
Nonperishables donated--Thank you!: <br />
50 nonperishable items<br />
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Ship your donations to: <br />
Via UPS/FedEx**: <br />
LOWO<br />
604 East Hwy 18<br />
IHS Compound<br />
Pine Ridge, SD 57770 <br />
Via U.S. Mail use this address only please (and use this address for checks): <br />
LOWO<br />
P. O. Box 604<br />
Pine Ridge, SD 57770 <br />
*Please make your check out to "LOWO" put a notation on it that it is for the emergency fund, and mail to the P.O. box listed above. <br />
<i>**If you order online and use this "street" address, you may get a message that says "We've found no matches for the address you've entered, please edit the address or select entered address:" This is because there are no street names on the reservation and the address isn't in the zip code database. If you click on the "604 East Hwy 18" address the system will take you back to the "Enter or Verify Your Shipping Destination" page. Just choose standard shipping, click on "Continue," and it will let you complete your transaction.</i> <br />
Please Note: Due to the volume of donations shipped to the reservation <b>FoPRR cannot verify delivery of your boxes</b>. If you are shipping from home and require confirmation of delivery, please purchase delivery confirmation from the post office or use your shipping service's or online vendor's tracking system. </td></tr>
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<hr color="white" size="1" width="500" /><div class="lighttxt">Friends like you have made 205 visits to this page since 9/5/04!</div><div class="detail"><span class="lighttxt">© Copyright 2005-2011 Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation. All rights reserved.</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-66014937016738396862011-11-07T11:46:00.003-06:002011-12-13T18:59:16.227-06:00Diane Davis White says: Christmas is HeartSent this year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMPQLLoJZ_erLAwQS-QFNAQgWCpmNpe1qaEImKqCUB3-49H-7LkmfGrslKRlYWUIBtDwO4ZRBTJYuNToX7EgTAVvlXtQ16He4r4KcycG1RqrrfX-O-Nm81lovp3bNRnjPSVDtRKN0l5ZL/s1600/CoverFinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMPQLLoJZ_erLAwQS-QFNAQgWCpmNpe1qaEImKqCUB3-49H-7LkmfGrslKRlYWUIBtDwO4ZRBTJYuNToX7EgTAVvlXtQ16He4r4KcycG1RqrrfX-O-Nm81lovp3bNRnjPSVDtRKN0l5ZL/s1600/CoverFinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMPQLLoJZ_erLAwQS-QFNAQgWCpmNpe1qaEImKqCUB3-49H-7LkmfGrslKRlYWUIBtDwO4ZRBTJYuNToX7EgTAVvlXtQ16He4r4KcycG1RqrrfX-O-Nm81lovp3bNRnjPSVDtRKN0l5ZL/s320/CoverFinal.jpg" width="213" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">HeartSent Christmas is now available on </span><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/HeartSent-Christmas/Heide-Katros/e/2940013222502?itm=1&usri=heartsent%20christmas" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Nook</span></a><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HeartSent-Christmas-ebook/dp/B005XMBUTA/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Kindle</span></a><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: white;">and in</span> </span><a href="http://digioh.com/b/Diane/10336" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">PDF </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">format! How exciting is that?!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow! Three great stories from three prolific writers, and the variety is phenomenal! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two contemporary offerings: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To read an excerpt from the spicy and sexy, </span><a href="http://www.heartsentbooks.com/Excerpts_HeartSentChristmas.htm#Second_Chances_by_Heide_Katros"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Second Chances</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is a love story from Heide Katros that will melt your heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hot! Hot! Hot!, </span><a href="http://www.heartsentbooks.com/Excerpts_HeartSentChristmas.htm#Christmas_Magic_by_Kate_Hofman"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Christmas Magic</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> by Kate Hofman, is so sexy it will leave you breathless. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">And one historical offering:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweet yet highly sensual, </span><a href="http://www.heartsentbooks.com/Excerpts_HeartSentChristmas.htm#Lakota_Christmas_by_Diane_Davis_White"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Lakota Christmas</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> by Diane Davis White will have you tearing up one minute and smiling with joy the next.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the holiday season starting, why not get in the proper mood? This book makes a wonderful gift to compliment that new Nook or Kindle reader, or simply purchase the PDF version for the PC. You can't go wrong with these three authors. The variety, the changing heat levels, and the thrilling stories make a awesome gift.</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> The holidays are always a special time for me. My favorite thing is decorating a huge tree, putting my village up and wrapping the gifts. The last few years have been fraught with memories of my husband and children who are not here. When Boyd passed on, then Christopher--my oldest son--followed a few years later, I thought my heart would die within me. Still, I have one child left: My James. He is the light of my life, and though he lives half way across the country, this time of year is joyful because of him. He brings joy into my life and makes me see the real meaning of Christmas when he calls and tells me "I love you, Mom". The sweetest words in the world. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I know I am truly blessed to have my James and my memories of my husband and oldest son are mine to keep always, and one thing I like to do in their memory is give something back to the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My way of doing that is to contribute to the <a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: lime;">Pine Ridge Reservation</span></strong></a> through this site: Changing Lives one Child at a Time. If we show just one other person that we care and give freely of our spirit, our time or simply our money for a needed coat or pair of winter boots, then <strong><span style="color: red;">Christmas Lives</span></strong>!</div><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-46237570898786162392011-10-15T15:30:00.003-05:002011-10-27T11:03:35.605-05:00Haunting Halloween Weekend Coming Up Soooooon!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf4yHF5s0xPo5WIAdSNzndAGjkxdJRPdVC5W9un3g_W0HJbPZuyU1LWmomUUHpPV1vABepC6CqIBMpiZUKSeRWoMmtn7axNrJdCODjXv6ygEsYXvW_6QUjEWv3v0fxnBESq5JtRk9JRyt/s1600/Halloween_2011_Participant_button_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf4yHF5s0xPo5WIAdSNzndAGjkxdJRPdVC5W9un3g_W0HJbPZuyU1LWmomUUHpPV1vABepC6CqIBMpiZUKSeRWoMmtn7axNrJdCODjXv6ygEsYXvW_6QUjEWv3v0fxnBESq5JtRk9JRyt/s320/Halloween_2011_Participant_button_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm blogging at LASR on October 29th and 30th! Don't want to miss this. There are fun prizes! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On October 29th & 30th, just go here:</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://lasrguest.blogspot.com/2011/10/lots-of-laughs-visions-dreams-thrills.html">Diane White Blogs Again!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The final Gift Card amount for the grand prize will be based on participation and announced on our Halloween promo page (<a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/promo.htm"><span style="color: #1e66ae;">http://www.longandshortreviews.com/promo.htm</span></a> ) on 10/16/11, but will be at least $150</span></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;"> Watch a “20/20″ special, “A Hidden America: Children of the Plains” with Diane Sawyer tonight at 10 p.m. ET</span></strong><br />
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</span></strong>Tears and Hope: A Personal Journey to Pine Ridge<br />
By SAMANTHA WENDER<br />
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A year ago this month, I made my first journey to Pine Ridge Reservation. There’s always a sense of excitement touching down on the tarmac, knowing a new world, one which you would never otherwise have the opportunity to explore so intimately, is almost in reach.<br />
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Like the rest of the team, I had read the statistics: 65 to 80 percent unemployment rates, rampant alcoholism, obesity and an education system struggling to provide the basic tools for learning.<br />
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Get Involved: How to Help the Children of the Plains<br />
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Two flights and a two-hour drive later, I was driving through the Badlands with a duffle bag, a camera and a whole lot of curiosity. En route to Manderson, S.D., a town with just fewer than 650 residents, where more than 60 percent of them live below the poverty line, I drive through miles of plains. The land speaks, telling a story of oppression and resilience, one that I begin to understand better after spending days and weeks with parents and children, elders and spiritual leaders.<br />
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On the outside, the public housing units were worn, anywhere from 30 to 40 years old. A young father, no more than 23, told me he was covering the windows with sheets of plastic to keep the propane-fueled heat inside the home. He said the windows were installed upside down and often the family runs out of money and can’t afford to pay for warmth. He went on to tell me that heat was a luxury and some months he must choose between feeding his family of five or having heat.<br />
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Samantha Wender with Tashina Iron Horse (Courtesy Samantha Wender)<br />
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Inside the roughly 300 square miles of the reservation are a handful of Oglala Lakota Sioux, who with their spirit, courage and delicate pride, will change the way I see many things. Trip after trip, I am welcomed into homes. I am told I am family. I meet with educators. A spiritual leader sends me back to New York City with braided sweet grass to bring positive energy into my home. I’m smudged, purified by the burning of sage, invited to attend meals and pow wows. I learn of the history and strength of a people, the realities and courage, but what touches me the most are the children.<br />
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Through the smiles and tears, hope and innocence, there is power in these young people – all desperate, in their own ways, to be heard. Thirteen-year-old Robert wants to be the first Native American president and buy his grandmother, who raises him and his seven cousins, a beautiful house. Tashina, 6, wants clean water for her family and bubble gum. Louise, 12, struggles to cope with addiction in her home and prays for the strength to go on and 17-year-old Alaina sings with courage through the chapter of her life she is leaving and the next she is entering.<br />
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It’s easy to speculate why the despair often outshines the valor when talking about Pine Ridge Reservation, but anyone who is given the opportunity to be immersed in Lakota culture, to see first-hand the humor and love, cannot leave unchanged.<br />
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Watch a “20/20″ special, “A Hidden America: Children of the Plains” with Diane Sawyer tonight at 10 p.m. ET</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-26107266686085045802011-09-27T19:23:00.000-05:002011-09-27T19:23:09.070-05:00The Lakota Moon Series - Children Without Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Books are Knowledge ~ Knowledge is Power</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Teach a child to read</span></div><div class="post-header-line-1" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Diane Davis White</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArzDx_V4FxokS0VbWTNqUX8_0M6YLFGLCBniYkKc-8XNqkMxytzfTyWQjVR1ZjaJTk-Da10iaoF_R5p6E2YpWj6YYZ6TqLsyoXFCVXhvZg0bQtx91AUEM6Xtscv6L4SPKLkDFtyI35Xj4/s1600/Diane+Wins+1st+Place+2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArzDx_V4FxokS0VbWTNqUX8_0M6YLFGLCBniYkKc-8XNqkMxytzfTyWQjVR1ZjaJTk-Da10iaoF_R5p6E2YpWj6YYZ6TqLsyoXFCVXhvZg0bQtx91AUEM6Xtscv6L4SPKLkDFtyI35Xj4/s400/Diane+Wins+1st+Place+2003.jpg" width="270" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I write romance in both contemporary and historical generes. My favorite theme is Native American Historicals. Probably because my late husband was a romantic, heart-stopping handsome Chickasaw mixed blood with the bluest eyes ever...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When I began research for the Lakota Moon Series I ran across a website that deals with donations for the people of Pine Ridge Reservation. Reading further, I discovered this place in the center of our country is one of the poorest places in the nation.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">I cannot imagine children who have no school supplies, people without winter coats, families who know hunger—not in this country. There are other places in the United States where poverty is paramount, but few are so disturbingly neglected as Pine Ridge.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I bookmarked the sites that pertained to this and kept up with the issues, eventually joining and contributing to their drives. Anyone who is interested in helping, may go to their site at:</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/"><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri;"></span></a><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/"><strong><span style="color: #bf277e;">http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/</span></strong></a></span><a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: red;"><span>/</span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While there have been innovations and changes recently that the Lakota have taken to improve their lives, such as small business development, there is a long road ahead and my hope is that others will see their efforts and be willing to assist. What is needed here is education and industry. Providing the basic needs is essential.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Books Are Knowledge, Knowledge is Power ~ Teach a child to read.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lakota are a proud people and the only Native American Nation to withstand the onslaught of the pioneering whites. They defeated the army and drove the white man away, thanks to Red Cloud and Crazy Horse's leadership, and until Washington officials broke the treaties and sent troupes in, they remained free on their lands.</span> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My social conscience was stricken heavily by the horrible conditions these people live with and it boggles the brain to think of the money spent on foreign wars when we have so much need right here. </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you read my books—and I hope you will—you will glimpse the true people of the Nations. They are a treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge we've only begun to tap.</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Diane Davis White ~ </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From the Heartland</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">John Six Feathers</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> believes the truth of what happened<b> </b>at Wounded Knee one-hundred and ten years ago has not been told. He wants to see the medals of honor given to soldier's who participated in the slaughter of women and children removed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>Faith Donahey</b> believes the truth is more than just an overall picture, and her great-great grandfather deserves the medal of honor he received, despite what the Lakota say. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A horrible accident on the highway, a spiritual intervention, and the truth as they knew it becomes the truth as they will tell their children and grandchildren. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">This is their story.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Ripening-Lakota-ebook/dp/B0054KO3MC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311817619&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #bf277e;">Moon of Ripening</span></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Falling-Leaves-ebook/dp/B002BSHKTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311817545&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #bf277e;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> Moon of the Falling Leaves</span></span></a></span></strong></div></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-MNfF1cKxieF7UTOyCqlQF-iITBHo6rlPHu8q2xw7lgW_Hdd4qrGgsKJqQWKO15NkGg-3Bwl1enNKeA4wxIATVD0vhCVEIKhggDQJkCQMSjRDol4YBcSftspD0rclVsdos26v1U8w6u-/s1600/LakotaMoon_OneTwoStacked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #bf277e;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-MNfF1cKxieF7UTOyCqlQF-iITBHo6rlPHu8q2xw7lgW_Hdd4qrGgsKJqQWKO15NkGg-3Bwl1enNKeA4wxIATVD0vhCVEIKhggDQJkCQMSjRDol4YBcSftspD0rclVsdos26v1U8w6u-/s640/LakotaMoon_OneTwoStacked.jpg" width="179" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf277e;"><br />
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This is a good read. The characters, as is par for a Michael Harvey book, are well defined, as is the plot. The plot, though a little muddled in places, never stretches my suspension of disbelief too far. That's my barometer for a good book. <br />
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Recommended. </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-7462420317531844252011-08-09T08:29:00.001-05:002012-02-13T20:06:38.045-06:00The Lakota Moon Series - Children Without Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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When I began research for the<a href="http://www.dianedaviswhite.com/TheLakotaMoonSeries.htm"> Lakota Moon Series</a> I ran across a website that deals with donations for the people of Pine Ridge Reservation. Reading further, I discovered this place in the center of our country is one of the poorest places in the nation, and like a 3rd world country in some respects. <br />
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I cannot imagine children who have no school supplies, people without winter coats, families who know hunger—not here in the USA. Of course, there are other places here where this holds true, but none so disturbingly neglected as Pine Ridge. <br />
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I bookmarked the sites that pertained to this and kept up with the issues, eventually joining and contributing to their drives. Anyone who is interested in helping, may go to their site at: <br />
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<a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/">Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation</a><br />
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While there have been innovations and changes recently that the Lakota have taken to improve their lives, such as small business development, there is a long road ahead and my hope is that others will see their efforts and be willing to assist. <br />
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The Lakota are a proud people and the only Native American Nation to withstand the onslaught of the pioneering whites. They defeated the army and drove the white man away, thanks to Red Cloud and Crazy Horse's leadership, and until Washington officials broke the treaties and sent troupes in, they remained free on their lands. <br />
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My social conscience was stricken heavily by the horrible conditions these people live with and it boggles the brain to think of the money spent on foreign wars when we have so much need right here. <br />
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When you read my books—and I wish you will—you will hopefully glimpse the true people of the Nations. They are a treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge we've only begun to tap.<br />
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Diane Davis White ~ From the Heartland<br />
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Moon of Hard Winter is my newest book in the Lakota Moon Series and now available at Kindle and next month it will be out in print. This book deals with love, yes, but it also touches on the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, and though it is a time travel romance, I tried to infuse it with some great characters and address the terrible tragedy of December 29, 1890. <br />
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John Six Feathers believes the truth of what happened at Wounded Knee one-hundred and ten years ago has not been told. He wants to see the medals of honor given to soldier's who participated in the slaughter of women and children removed.<br />
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Faith Donahey believes the truth is more than just an overall picture, and her great-great grandfather deserves the medal of honor he received, despite what the Lakota say. <br />
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A horrible accident on the highway, a spiritual intervention, and the truth as they knew it becomes the truth as they will tell their children and their grandchildren down through time. <br />
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This is their story.<br />
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Look for this book to be released in late November.<br />
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The first two books in this series are also available on Kindle, and in Print.<br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-61870801270465832732011-07-20T15:59:00.001-05:002011-07-20T16:00:25.704-05:00Bill Haworth Review for Ice Palace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF7K77cfVGaxkvyNBgue3jM0PcAvrmQ0BAqyOmYLwr-WMGHSwuPGdLb-mJRp1WcsVEKuG_hwdYB97lXPLPRpF6sWaDM0gH2GObMdts1VWcZdG0Pob_DwQ0czSpfwA9p3ePww75yyCZKxE/s1600/IcePalace4Kindle4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF7K77cfVGaxkvyNBgue3jM0PcAvrmQ0BAqyOmYLwr-WMGHSwuPGdLb-mJRp1WcsVEKuG_hwdYB97lXPLPRpF6sWaDM0gH2GObMdts1VWcZdG0Pob_DwQ0czSpfwA9p3ePww75yyCZKxE/s320/IcePalace4Kindle4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-76510858519370951932011-07-07T13:52:00.000-05:002011-07-07T13:52:56.201-05:00United Tribes Technical College needs your votes!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: white;">United Tribes Technical College is asking for your votes to help them win one of 100 Toyota Vans being given to groups who help communities grow and do other work for the good of the people. They have come through thousands of applicants and are now down to the final group. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: white;">Use this Link and vote for</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: white;">Created by American Indians for American Indians, UTTC offers accredited college degrees while keeping Indian culture and tradition at the heart of our curricula. We are training the teachers, nurses, scientists, police and the many other professionals needed to rebuild our Tribal Nations. UTTC programs are designed to meet Tribal development needs. Many of our students come from the most economically depressed places in the U.S. For some, it is their first time living off the reservation. They are welcomed into a close knit community with inclusive services helping them to succeed…and they are succeeding. One graduate at a time they are giving First Americans hope for a bighter future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 13.5pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;">Through educating our people to meet the manpower and leadership needs of our communities we are building a road to economic development and cultural preservation for our Tribal Nations. In the Lakota Language Cankú Lúta means Red Road or Good Road of Life. We will use a new Toyota to help our students and their family members to travel the Red Road. As American Indians we believe it is our responsibility to pave the way for the next seven generations. Help to us take that road and make a brighter future for our children. Visit United Tribes Technical College at www.uttc.edu or come to our campus and become a part of our vision for tomorrow. Mitakuye Oyasin--We Are All Related.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Help us spread the word by adding a signature line to your outgoing e-mails:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Supporting Pine Ridge Reservation--one donation at a time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">www.FriendsofPineRidgeReservation.org</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-41875772804755941222011-06-03T08:41:00.007-05:002011-06-11T07:30:38.475-05:00Moon of Hard Winter Coming Soon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVg2a9SfrH_uNjFnbwWRIgBD_6CX0ChpFtqqy3lv6cIuugpSiEhM6T4y0mDsHmcptfuvdk6t8sx94k_x_sA_ptfr-UoFOH6JuboG7HSN-f-LwMpDgYAWRAadH8d0t-bbh3eFwmX_OUeP5/s1600/MoonofHardWinter_Coversmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVg2a9SfrH_uNjFnbwWRIgBD_6CX0ChpFtqqy3lv6cIuugpSiEhM6T4y0mDsHmcptfuvdk6t8sx94k_x_sA_ptfr-UoFOH6JuboG7HSN-f-LwMpDgYAWRAadH8d0t-bbh3eFwmX_OUeP5/s320/MoonofHardWinter_Coversmall.jpg" width="213" /></a><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></span></v:shapetype><v:shape alt="MoonOfHardWinterCover02.gif" id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" style="height: 324.3pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: left; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: top; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 215.65pt; z-index: 3;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <v:imagedata o:title="MoonOfHardWinterCover02" src="file:///C:\Users\DIANED~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.gif"> <w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"> </w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My upcoming book, hopefully to be released in July, is </span><a href="http://www.dianedaviswhite.com/Excerpt_from_moon_of_hard_winter.htm"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Moon of Hard Winter</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: cyan;">,</span> the 4th book in The Lakota Moon Series. A slight departure from the other books in this series, Moon of Hard Winter is a time travel. The story line develops around <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">John Six Feathers believes the truth of what happened at Wounded Knee one-hundred and ten years ago has not been told. He wants to see the medals of honor given to soldier's who participated in the slaughter of women and children removed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Faith Donahey believes the truth is more than just an overall picture, and her great-great grandfather deserves the medal of honor he received, despite what the Lakota say. A horrible accident on the highway, a spiritual intervention, and the truth as they knew it becomes the truth as they will tell their children and their grandchildren down through time. This is a chronicle of their times and the events thereof. </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While this is a love story, it is also a cautionary tale of people and how they learn from one another and grow to understand their similarities as well as their differences. Cultural barriers are breached as the vast wilderness swallows them in a tale of something so tainted and vilifying they must band together or be destroyed by the fear and hatred of one people and the unquiet desperation of another.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I loved writing this tale and found the research both riveting and heartbreaking. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Riveting in the respect of wanting to know more, to learn what, why and how one people can be so arrogant as to treat another people with such lethal disregard for their rights and their lives. Of course, there has always been greed. The deadliest of the deadly sins.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heartbreaking for the obvious reasons. Anyone who has ever studied—even casually—the plight of the many Indian tribes in this nation must be touched by the wrongness of it. Whole clans slaughtered, their cultures and languages destroyed—and only a few remain. There have been many tales of a similar nature regarding the American Indians—Sand Creek Massacre comes to mind immediately. These and other atrocities echo stories from around the world. From Ireland to Scotland, India and many other places colonized by the British; to the Mongols, Viking and Saxon invasions, the Celts, the Romans…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The list is endless, and in my quest to tell stories that depict the human condition as well as give a bit of history, I find this particular incident—Wounded Knee—a prime example of terrorist tactics. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And a most horrid blot on the honor of this country. To have actually given murdering soldiers Medals of Honor for killing women and children was—and remains—a shameful thing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But that is another story for another day. I will regale you no further with my proverbial soap box. I only ask that you read my books with an unjaundiced eye and enjoy the story. And if, perhaps, your sense of justice is moved to cry "foul!" then I have done some good, I think.</span></div><br />
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Thunder Heart, a Lakota warrior, saves the lives of two white women during Red Cloud's war. In doing so, he endangers his people who could easily become the target of the soldiers or encounter the wrath of Red Cloud who considers all white people his enemy. Of course, in the end, love prevails, as it always does in a romance book, but it's the getting there that is the essence of the tale. I loved researching and writing this one in particular...but the next one will probably become my favorite, as each book emerges from the darkness and my sense of accomplishment grows. There will be four more books in the Lakota Moon series and I sincerely hope you enjoy them all.<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="background: rgb(76, 17, 48); color: cyan; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Ripening-Lakota-ebook/dp/B0054KO3MC/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">This book is now available on Kindle!</a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I began research for the Lakota Moon Series I ran across a website that deals with donations for the people of Pine Ridge Reservation. Reading further, I discovered this place in the center of our country is one of the poorest places in the nation, and like a 3rd world country in some respects. It made me ashamed to be an American, for the first time in my life. I cannot imagine children who have no school supplies, people without winter coats, families who know hunger—not here in the USA. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I bookmarked the sites that pertain to this and kept up with the issues, eventually joining and contributing to their drives. Anyone who is interested in helping, may go to their site at:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org</span></span></a><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">/</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While there have been innovations and changes recently that the Lakota have taken to improve their lives, such as small business development, there is a long road ahead and my hope is that others will see their efforts and be willing to assist. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Lakota are a proud people and the only Native American Nation to withstand the onslaught of the pioneering whites. They drove the white man away, thanks to Red Cloud and Crazy Horse's leadership, and until the 'goons' in Washington broke the treaties and sent troupes in, they remained free on their lands. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My social conscience was stricken heavily by the horrible conditions these people live with and it boggles the brain to think of the money spent on foreign wars when we have so much need right here.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you read my books—and I wish you will—you will hopefully glimpse the true people of the Nations. They are a treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge we've only begun to tap.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Diane Davis White</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From the Heartland</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNsLHxxwKGmLbLws1PZexz3xUb5V5xVnxZxBMr4cbvseyzTqH2yUTgOWZIvWaDqJSgglJXpzrKWs-FKmTry4tvNqeKtcfwmRKOUZHYufkO9VSzvFSxgl9hm00LYpjPArua5EMG6JSpEMR/s1600/MoonOfTenderGrassCover01a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNsLHxxwKGmLbLws1PZexz3xUb5V5xVnxZxBMr4cbvseyzTqH2yUTgOWZIvWaDqJSgglJXpzrKWs-FKmTry4tvNqeKtcfwmRKOUZHYufkO9VSzvFSxgl9hm00LYpjPArua5EMG6JSpEMR/s320/MoonOfTenderGrassCover01a.jpg" width="210" /></a>Next in the Series will be book four, Moon of Tender Grass, unfinished but shaping up nicely. 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When 4 brothers and 2 half brothers meet and marry, they are steered toward their prospective mates by their Wily old grandfather, the Patriarch of the family.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a fun series, lighthearted and playful, with gradually increasing heat levels until the last book, The Chickasaw Wore Plaid, turns up the heat to scorching. I planned the books this way to entice the reader to step a little further into the fire with each book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: red;">The Campbell's are coming to Texas and things will never be the same!<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Archie Campbell and his business partner, Graham Macdonald conspire to increase their business by using their grandchildren in an ad campaign, posing as a happily married couple. The problem is getting the younger generation to cooperate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tav Macdonald isn't keen on marriage, even a pretend one. Yet his first sight of the lovely Vanessa Campbell has him rethinking his position on the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vanessa Campbell has no intention of indulging her wily old grandfather's scheme to marry her off to a Texas Rancher. Seeing the handsome cowboy, however, gives her pause to reconsider the idea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This book is available at </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Cowboy-Wore-Tartan-ebook/dp/B004QO9VFQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306441105&sr=1-1-spell"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Kindle</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> as well as FictionWise and All Romance eBooks. Be sure and get your copy soon and begin the slow burn that eventually erupts into a roaring bonfire of passion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Last night has nothing to do with today, Tav. You’ve been promising to show me the ranch. What better way than to have me along while you do your chores?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Watch yourself, missy. I might put you to work."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I’m game," came her snappy answer. "We have horses and cattle and sheep in the highlands. On a much smaller scale than this of course, but I’m no stranger to what you call wrangling. I’ve even mended a fence or two in my time."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"You? Mend fence?" Tav let a scoffing sound escape. That mistake cost him a stinging slap across the rear with a rawhide glove for his insolence. He turned and snatched the glove out of Nessa’s hand. "Lady, if you want me to turn you over my knee, right here, right now, in full sight of every man on this ranch, do that one more time."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"You sound so ferocious, Mactavish." She smiled wickedly. "Too bad I know you so well. You’d never dare—"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He didn’t know what made him do it. One minute he was holding her glove and glaring at her, the next minute he’d grabbed her around the waist and slung her over his shoulder. He headed for the barn. Nessa squirmed and squealed. He just held on firmly and slapped her shapely rear once when she wiggled so hard they almost fell in the mud. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once in the shelter of the barn, he closed the wide double doors and turned to face her. Nessa had backed up to the far wall. There was no escape. He grinned. The woman was conveniently close to the ladder to the loft. Every frustration he’d felt for her from the moment he’d laid eyes on her, every sleepless night, and lust filled thought merged into one mindless drive. He took a step, then another, moving in on his prey. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Primeval hunger blinded him. Like a conquering clansman taking the spoils of war. She looked so defenseless, though she didn’t cower. Her eyes were trained on him—huge, startled, so blue no sky could match the shade. She held herself poised as though to run—or fight. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tav’s blood surged, pushing him painfully against his zipper at the thought of wrestling her to the ground, tearing away the cloth that separated their flesh. Her lips parted slightly, tongue darting out to lick the corner of her mouth. God help him, he was going to ravish her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He closed the distance, halting inches from her. One hand came up of its own volition, stroking the silky flesh of her throat. He heard a growling noise, not recognizing it as coming from his throat. Tracing the contours of her finely molded facial bones, he allowed his other hand to circle her nape, drawing her up toward his mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Stop, Tav. Please."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her softly spoken plea barely registered as he took her lips, silencing her words. Nibbling at her lips, sucking them, pressuring them apart with his tongue, he mindlessly devoured her mouth, coming alive as she responded, stroking her tongue against his with the same frantic urgency. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He pressed her to the wall, lifting her to fit him, sliding a knee between her thighs. 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Author Bio<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><v:shape alt="04302005_Me_99.jpg" id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 4in; left: 0px; margin-left: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0.05pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 303.4pt; z-index: 2;" type="#_x0000_t75"> <v:imagedata o:title="04302005_Me_99" src="file:///C:\Users\DIANED~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image004.jpg"> <w:wrap type="square"> </w:wrap></v:imagedata></v:shape>I grew up in Southern California, but my heart has always been in the wide open plains of the Heartland. When I write, I see the images so clearly, it's as though I'm there. My stories flow from the heart, and when someone tells me the like my work, I am content. Sometimes I think I was born writing, and have been doing so since I could put pen to paper. My first efforts at short stories began when I was in the first grade, and I took a sabbatical to raise a husband and two sons, then returned to the craft I love.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I write for pleasure, mainly western historical with Native American Heroes, the occasional contemporary romance and also bit of whimsical fantasy. My heroes are always modeled after my late husband, whose Chickasaw heritage inspires me. Alpha heroes are the only kind I write, and they have to be compassionate, passionate and intelligent or they never make it to the page. My published work includes Native American Romance and I'm published in several contemporary anthologies as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with writing, I've branched out to produce book trailer videos.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Visit my websites at</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.dianedaviswhite.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.dianedaviswhite.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> or </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.heartsentvideos.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.heartsentvideos.com</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">email me at </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="mailto:diane@dianedaviswhite.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">mailto:diane@dianedaviswhite.com</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-44511685994214499492011-02-21T15:29:00.000-06:002011-02-21T15:29:05.876-06:00The Cowboy Wore Tartan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxIXaq1-Yj-8eNl0zfA4W3Eq8_bPwA69934Wz7e8lOYinDNoqZqV5RYI3zaqQUdRJng04iFWEzufU0kz_-G5A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-5251082553518094612011-02-16T13:56:00.000-06:002011-02-16T13:56:44.048-06:00Moon of Ripening Soon on sale at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhhbsjOQrhxlC9Rr98_e6xPbL0k6rfH1VWRSfsZ3M9NENhmmTu_C4jCztEvdpFB73QuOEK-KV2y0nE_B6Zn-bLm7hAd3ZsW_JVxq0_TUu4sozMPljJsuL53Z9yMQkxAFhW8Q_MEamVC3q/s1600/MoonOfRipeningCoverFlat4Promo_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhhbsjOQrhxlC9Rr98_e6xPbL0k6rfH1VWRSfsZ3M9NENhmmTu_C4jCztEvdpFB73QuOEK-KV2y0nE_B6Zn-bLm7hAd3ZsW_JVxq0_TUu4sozMPljJsuL53Z9yMQkxAFhW8Q_MEamVC3q/s320/MoonOfRipeningCoverFlat4Promo_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576069997724041201.post-77778811700552706792010-12-01T21:02:00.001-06:002010-12-10T21:41:49.480-06:00Love Lost and Found by Kate Hofman! Now on Sale!<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzh0PDCw0_aGcy1cFIZ0ueyL14nhFmS_PWg680wuwI1eZNbgcubFZmesLp-_t_4n7ifVEYFB7vdBvnMSNchIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Daring Di says Write On!</div>Diane D Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11988180556288206820noreply@blogger.com