tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458160286205376462024-03-05T12:10:29.682-06:00Nerd of NoirWhere discerning readers can get up to date coverage of crime movies, books and comics. Here you can expect news, interviews, essays, recommendations and enthusiastic ramblings about crime fiction in all its exciting forms.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.comBlogger460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-30244022290642577732014-07-25T19:08:00.000-05:002014-07-25T19:08:41.139-05:00Hop Alley by Scott Phillips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of <i>Hop Alley</i> by Scott Phillips is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/07/25/hop-alley-by-scott-phillips-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Hit up dude's name below in the labels and you'll see review of all his novels.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-618206855908355842014-07-09T17:31:00.001-05:002014-07-09T17:31:22.521-05:00Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Benjamin Whitmer's <i>Cry Father</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/07/09/cry-father-by-benjamin-whitmer-reviews/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Hit up Whitmer's name in the labels below to see my review of his <i>Pike</i>.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-40078168542465848742014-05-31T20:31:00.000-05:002014-07-09T17:32:28.138-05:00In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Adrian McKinty's <i>In the Morning I'll Be Gone </i>is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Give it a look <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/05/31/in-the-morning-ill-be-gone-by-adrian-mckinty-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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See more reviews of McKinty's work by hitting up his name in the Labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-12507046910257029652014-05-27T19:54:00.001-05:002014-05-27T19:54:44.509-05:00A Swollen Red Sun by Matthew McBride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Matthew McBride's <i>A Swollen Red Sun</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/05/27/a-swollen-red-sun-by-matthew-mcbride-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Read my review of McBride's Frank Sinatra in a Blender by hitting up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-67405777086709205922014-05-19T19:54:00.000-05:002014-05-19T19:54:17.782-05:00The Fever by Megan Abbott<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Megan Abbott's <i>The Fever</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/05/14/the-fever-by-megan-abbott-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Hit up the labels below for reviews of all of Abbott's books.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-24294109598890358862014-05-13T03:55:00.000-05:002014-05-13T03:55:01.503-05:00The Bitch by Les Edgerton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Les Edgerton's <em>The Bitch</em> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/05/13/the-bitch-by-les-edgerton-review-2/">HERE</a>.<br />
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To see my review of Edgerton's <em>The Rapist</em> (dude knows how to title a book) hit up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-25893369454233147822014-05-12T03:04:00.001-05:002014-05-12T03:04:54.674-05:00Plaster City by Johnny Shaw<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Johnny Shaw's <em>Plaster City</em> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/05/12/plaster-city-by-johnny-shaw-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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To see my reviews of Shaw's other novels you can hit up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-22683373282868519962014-04-02T18:24:00.001-05:002014-04-02T18:24:19.208-05:00Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Nic Pizzolatto's <i>Galveston</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Give that shit a look right <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/04/02/galveston-by-nic-pizzolatto-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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For those interested in what I thought of Pizzolatto's show <i>True Detective</i>, there's some thoughts on that shit peppered throughout this review as well.<br />
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For those not interested? I totally understand.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-71954442798529516692014-03-25T20:16:00.000-05:002014-03-25T20:18:00.181-05:00Dust Devils by Roger Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Roger Smith's <i>Dust Devils </i>is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/03/25/dust-devils-by-roger-smith-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Hit up his name in the labels below for reviews of all of his novels.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-82195439226951345022014-01-14T20:25:00.000-06:002014-01-14T20:27:37.439-06:00Best Books of 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Me, Brian Lindenmuth and Gabino Iglesias have lists up at spinetingler of our favorite books of last year.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/01/13/best-crime-fiction-and-then-some-of-2013/">HERE</a>.<br />
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If your TBR pile doesn't expand after scoping these lists then...well...you keep up with your reading very well, dear reader. Good on you.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-79015935982293928932014-01-06T21:15:00.003-06:002014-01-06T21:15:58.925-06:00The Double by George Pelecanos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of The Double by George Pelecanos is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2014/01/06/the-double-by-george-pelecanos-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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There's a bunch of other reviews of shit by Pelecanos on my rinky-dink blog if you hit up dude's name in the labels below, by the way.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-57691621832963926562013-10-30T19:54:00.001-05:002013-10-30T19:54:30.665-05:00The Maid's Version by Daniel Woodrell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Daniel Woodrell's <i>The Maid's Version </i>is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Give it a look <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/30/the-maids-version-by-daniel-woodrell-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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I have reviews of every published work by Woodrell on the blog so if you're not hip to him, hit up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-4378003388360669932013-10-26T20:49:00.000-05:002013-10-26T20:49:09.186-05:00The Counselor by Ridley Scott<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of <i>The Counselor</i>, written by Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott, is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/26/the-counselor-by-ridley-scott-review-2/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Curious to see what the public reaction to this film will be. Haven't read any reviews yet but have definitely seen some disparity in star ratings. CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-3742060290983665062013-10-25T12:51:00.000-05:002013-10-25T12:51:13.217-05:00Ratlines by Stuart Neville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Stuart Neville's <i>Ratlines</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/25/ratlines-by-stuart-neville-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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I've got glowing reviews of all of Neville's work on the blog if you wanna hit up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-69526120636896163442013-10-21T19:56:00.001-05:002013-10-21T19:56:31.842-05:00The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Joe R. Lansdale's <i>The Thicket</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/21/the-thicket-by-joe-r-lansdale-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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I've got a number of reviews of Lansdale's work elsewhere here at the blog if you feel like hitting up dude's name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-87734958030514656142013-10-18T20:45:00.002-05:002013-10-18T20:45:45.407-05:00Prisoners by Denis Villeneuve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Denis Villeneuve's <i>Prisoners</i> is up spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/18/prisoners-by-denis-villeneuve-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Glad I got to see this one before it leaves theaters. Get on it, dear readers, because this beast needs to make some more money.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-58548624481026457062013-10-10T13:56:00.002-05:002013-10-18T20:46:35.345-05:00Corrosion by Jon Bassoff <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of Jon Bassoff's debut novel <i>Corrosion</i> is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://bit.ly/181r6v6">HERE</a>.<br />
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Can't wait to see what Bassoff does next.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-3916100983092044852013-10-01T13:17:00.002-05:002013-10-01T13:18:39.987-05:00Breaking Bad "Felina"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My piece on the season finale of <i>Breaking Bad</i>, "Felina," is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/10/01/breaking-bad-felina-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Honestly don't know how folks are gonna react to my thoughts on this. What is the general consensus on this episode - I haven't been looking it up or talking to my friends about it yet.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-74428481700144894802013-09-25T12:56:00.000-05:002013-09-25T12:56:09.281-05:00Breaking Bad "Granite State"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of "Granite State," the penultimate episode of <i>Breaking Bad</i>, is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/09/25/breaking-bad-granite-state-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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We're just days away from the end of the show. I got to start looking for something else to live for.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-67537294815479304102013-09-16T21:22:00.002-05:002013-09-16T21:22:30.387-05:00Breaking Bad "Ozymandias"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My piece on the third to last episode of <i>Breaking Bad</i>, "Ozymandias," is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/09/16/breaking-bad-ozymandias-review-2/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Rian Johnson may spell his christian name like dick and he may not always kill it as a feature director (I love <i>Looper</i> but <i>Brick</i> and<i> Brothers Bloom</i> are diabetes-levels of cutesy to me) but he has directed some of this show's best episodes ever.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-3314335892926645982013-09-16T21:16:00.001-05:002013-09-16T21:16:48.655-05:00Breaking Bad - "To'hajiilee"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of "To'hajiilee," the fourth to last episode of <i>Breaking Bad</i>, is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/09/16/breaking-bad-tohajiilee-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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So when does Michelle McLaren get to direct feature? CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-87916340727136402872013-09-16T12:48:00.000-05:002013-09-16T12:48:50.578-05:00Crime Factory Vol. 2 No. 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest Crime Sleeper Double Feature entitled "Print the Truth (But Throw in Some Legend)" on Andrew Dominik's <i>The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford</i> (2007) and<i> Killing Them Softly</i> (2012) is live!<br />
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You'll find it on pages 8-17 of the pdf version <a href="http://www.thecrimefactory.com/2013/09/crime-factory-issue-14-is-out/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Lots of great shit in this issue but I'm especially looking forward to reading Benjamin Welton's piece on Franju's <i>Nuits Rouges</i>.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-82290506872602621802013-09-04T11:59:00.000-05:002013-09-04T12:03:03.073-05:00Breaking Bad "Rabid Dog"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My piece on S5E12 of<i> Breaking Bad</i>, "Rabid Dog," is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/09/04/breaking-bad-rabid-dog-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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So could we at least get a web video or something of Badger's theories on <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>? Maybe he could talk about that episode where the guy who looks like Mr White shows up...CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-21908114011495901302013-08-27T13:18:00.000-05:002013-08-27T13:22:29.663-05:00Peckerwood by Jedidiah Ayres<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My review of <i>Peckerwood</i> by Jedidiah Ayres is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/08/27/peckerwood-by-jedidiah-ayres-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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To see my review of his novella<i> Fierce Bitches</i> hit up his name in the labels below.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945816028620537646.post-88235541291925938062013-08-26T16:27:00.000-05:002013-08-26T16:27:09.532-05:00Breaking Bad "Confessions"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My piece on <i>Breaking Bad</i> season five episode eleven, "Confessions," is up at spinetingler.<br />
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Check that shit out <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/08/26/breaking-bad-confessions-review/">HERE</a>.<br />
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This episode was just...good God, I mean...holy shit.CrimeNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864714204900048660noreply@blogger.com0