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The effects of an abusive mother-daughter relationship often continues into adulthood, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, self-injury, substance abuse and difficulties forming healthful relationships. Overcoming the effects of an abusive mother-daughter relationship can take years of therapy and help from friends and family members.
Seek the assistance of a therapist. Because mother-daughter abuse can create lasting trauma, it is often necessary to work with a counselor or psychiatrist in order to move forward from the abuse. A therapist who is skilled in the dynamics of mother-daughter abuse can help you understand your mother's behavior and speed up the healing process.
Learn the dynamics of abuse. Books, websites and support groups can help you learn about some of the reasons that mothers abuse their daughters and help you understand why you might experience complex, conflicted emotions.
Talk to friends and family about the abuse. Although it will be difficult to share your experience with others, particularly those persons who may know your mother, it is important to have a support system of people who understand the problems you are trying to overcome.
Confront your mother about the abuse. If you feel comfortable talking to your mother, talk to her about the abuse and let her know the effect it has had on your life. If you do not wish to confront her in person, consider writing a letter.


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Your 7-day vegan meal planner
Before starting any healthy eating programme, please read how to choose your meal plan to make sure you follow the plan that's right for you.
This nutritionally balanced meal plan is suitable for vegans and is calorie and carb counted for your convenience, and contains at least five portions of fruit and veg per day.
Please note that the full nutritional information and exact specifications for all meals and snacks is available in the linked recipes. The pdf for this meal plan is currently being updated, and will be available again soon.
Find out more about how to follow this vegan plan safely
The weekly overview
Breakfast: Apricot porridge with toasted seeds
Lunch: Chilli bean soup with avocado salsa
Dinner: Andean-style quinoa
Pudding: Mini summer pudding
Choose from snacks including soya yogurt, fruit and nuts.
Breakfast: Bran flakes with soya/nut milk and blueberries
Lunch: Tofu goujons with a mixed salad
Dinner: Mixed vegetable and bean curry
Pudding: Barbecued fruit
Choose from snacks including oatcakes and almond butter, spiced apple and raisin muesli bars and yogurt and fruit.
Breakfast: Avocado and tomato on toast
Lunch: Kale and green lentil soup
Dinner: Quinoa stuffed butternut squash
Pudding: Apple strudel
Choose from snacks including seeds and raisins, yogurt and fruit and oatcakes and vegan cheese.
Breakfast: Apricot porridge with toasted seeds
Lunch: Tomato, olive, asparagus and bean salad
Dinner: Smoky tofu kebabs with roasted tomato and pepper bulgar wheat salad
Pudding: Banana custard
Choose from snacks including nuts, oatcakes and almond butter and yogurt and fruit.
Breakfast: Avocado, banana and cashew toast
Lunch: Sweet potato soup
Dinner: Beans in red wine and guacamole
Pudding:Mini summer pudding and soya yogurt
Choose from snacks including oatcakes and Marmite, chilli and lemon popcorn and hot chocolate.
Breakfast: Tofu stuffed mushrooms
Lunch: Parsnip and apple soup
Dinner: Vegan stack burger
Pudding: Stuffed baked apples with custard
Choose from snacks including fruit and nut bars, fruit and oatcakes and vegan cheese.
Breakfast: Fruit smoothie
Lunch: Spicy bean quesadillas with green salad
Dinner: Barley pilaf with tofu
Pudding: Warm exotic fruit salad
Choose from snacks including fruit, nuts, yogurt and popcorn
Vegan planner information
Vegan diets are becoming increasingly popular; plant-based, they do not include any products that are derived from animals – dairy, meat, and other by-products such as honey. Grains, seeds, beans, pulses, nuts, vegetables and fruits make up the bulk of vegan cooking.
We have designed a weekly meal plan for a vegan diet that is nutritionally balanced. One vitamin that our bodies requires from food is B12 which helps to maintain healthy blood and a healthy nervous system. Vitamin B12 is only found naturally in foods from animal sources. Therefore, sources for vegans are limited and a vitamin B12 supplement may be needed.
Sources of vitamin B12 for vegans include:
- breakfast cereals fortified with B12
- unsweetened soya drinks fortified with vitamin B12
- yeast extract such as Marmite, which is fortified with vitamin B12
It is also important that people who follow a vegan diet choose dairy alternatives that are fortified with calcium. Our bodies need calcium for healthy bones and teeth, and dairy alternatives do not naturally contain calcium.
General health information
To help us manage our weight and choose a healthier diet, reference intakes (RIs) have been devised and give a useful indication of how much energy the average person needs and how a particular nutrient fits into your daily diet.
RIs are not intended as targets, as energy and nutrient requirements are different for all people depending on your age, sex and activity levels. The term 'reference intakes' has replaced 'guideline daily amounts' (GDAs), which used to appear on food labels. But, the basic principle behind these two terms is the same.
RIs values are based on an average-sized woman doing an average amount of physical activity. This is to reduce the risk of people with lower energy requirements eating too much, as well as to provide clear and consistent information on labels.
As part of a healthy balanced diet, an adult's reference intakes for energy and carbohydrate in a day is 2000 kcal and 260g, respectively.
The 'Vegan' meal plan should be adjusted according to your needs. Remember, we don't all need to eat the same amount of calories. Men, who are generally heavier and have more muscle compared to women, require more calories. Young children also need fewer calories than adults. In contrast, older boys from 11 years and girls from 15 years and above, are likely to need more calories. So, adjust portion sizes accordingly to meet your needs.

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Selling your property is not simple, especially when you decide to do most of the work on your own. There are many essential things you need to do to attract more offers when you are selling your property. Below are some of them
Set the right price for your home
If you want to attract more buyers to your real estate property, you should make the price worth the value of the property. A higher price will chase away all your potential clients. The first thing that comes to mind when buyers are looking for real estate is the price. If you set the price too high, even when you are willing to negotiate you will not get any offers from buyers. The right price makes the real estate more attractive to the buyers.
Clean all the clutter
If your home is filled with unnecessary items, it will look small and untidy and essentially chase away all your potential buyers. Before you put your house out in the market, de-clutter your home. you can do this by getting rid of all the excessive materials in your home, making sure you do not store them in the closet or extra spaces in your house. Remember that potential buyers will want to look at all the spaces so you want to make the house as clear as possible.
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You should not put your property out in the market without checking on the small flaws in the structure. When inspecting the home, buyers pay attention to the smallest details. A poor construction could lead to a loss of many potential clients. You can hire a professional to help you look for all the structural flaws and invest some of your money in fixing them. pay attention to the doorknobs, roof , floor and tiles.
An attractive structure will lure more buyers, which means you will have many offers to choose from. You can always earn your money back by charging it in the price of the home.
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Styling your home for potential buyers can be difficult. Not all people have the same taste when it comes to colors and house arrangement. Make the house look as universal as possible by painting the walls a neutral color and getting bright, plain colored curtains. Depersonalise the space by taking out all your personal items and making it look less homey
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From Disney movies to hip hop videos, we are assaulted by secret Illuminati symbols every day. They are there to weaken us psychologically before the incredible power of the global elite. These images infiltrate our brain and clog the normal vibrational harmony of our spirits. Time and again, analysts have discovered these hidden messages. Some have been so outraged, they have made it their mission in life to let the world know. People really are starting to wake up and fight back, but we have a brutally long road ahead of us.
Now it appears we can count David Hasselhoff among those who have opened their eyes to the truth!
Hasselhoff has had an unusual life in Hollywood. The talented actor rose so high early on with blockbuster primetime shows Knight Rider and Baywatch. This was followed by an impressive musical career, Broadway hits and countless major motion picture cameos. But David never truly found his rightful place at the A-list Hollywood table, alongside other stars who began in television such as George Clooney or Martin Sheen.
Among his legion of female fans, however, Hasselhoff 's solid Aryan looks and rogue mess of hair make him a perennial idol. To them, he represents a bygone era of hirsute masculinity, the strong but sophisticated hand of a man who knows what he wants and precisely what he has to do to get it. He is charming and blessedly talented, and despite the vagaries of celebrity, he has always shown a deeply humane heart.
Today David Hasselhoff once again leaps off his lifeguard chair to save us from the drowning waters of American culture. He has released a stunning new music video entitled "True Survivor" that is jam packed with anti-Illuminati symbolism. It will excite anyone who has awakened to the true danger of the one percent. This amazing message is stacked with images demanding to be interpreted and understood. It is David's gift to the enlightened and downtrodden people of the earth. It is a rallying cry, shaking us from the stupor of modern life to see the horror that awaits if we continue down this path to the End Times. It is also one of the most hopeful pieces of art I have seen in ages.
The scene opens with David acting as a policeman on the mean streets of Big City, USA. He is confronted by tattooed gang bangers (Obama's multicultural Marxists, perhaps?), whom he readily defeats. From there, assaults are attempted by Nazis, a Viking goddess, naked men in hockey masks (mixing the horror of "Escape From New York" with Jason from "Friday the 13th"), wolves, the pagan god Thor himself, and even more Nazis! Each of these identities serves as some worshipped deity in the pantheon of Illuminati spirituality. Other important symbols to note: David's white Lamborghini embodies his moral purity, while the red car slashing about may mean communism (a common trick in Soviet art).
A major element of the video is a flashback to the 80s were David meets his younger self, a computer programmer waging his own war against dark forces. In this, the video suggests the cyclical nature of evil in our lives, how we must always be on guard against Satan's henchmen. It also evokes the grandeur that was Ronald Reagan's 1980s, a time when the line between "Good versus Evil" was far easier to see in the culture wars.
I hate to give spoilers, but the incredible finale of this film has David leaping through a series of explosions to triumph! It's a beautiful tour de force that had this fan on the edge of her seat! The ending shows David reunite with his younger self and the battle has clearly invigorated his youthful spirit. They ride off together on the back of a wild but grateful dinosaur, which is the most fascinating subtext in the whole film.
The dinosaur may symbolize an important issue that is being hotly debated in Christianity right now. Dr. Kent Hovind, a renowned expert on Creation Science, has written that dinosaurs exist today and that their existence proves that Darwinian evolution is false and that the Biblical timeline is factually correct.
This breakthrough knowledge has been kept out of the mainstream press and releasing it publicly even landed Dr. Hovind in jail! Of course, the Illuminati is doing everything in its power to keep this information secret. But word is finally getting out and people are becoming more aware of the plight of our dinosaurs every day! We need to stop the atheist elite from murdering these majestic creatures right now!
"True Survivor" fades into its glorious conclusion with David Hasselhoff riding off into the sunset. Beside him is his younger self and they are on the back of that smiling, Biblically correct dinosaur. They pause for a gentle moment before a decrepit Illuminati pyramid covered in grass, and then leap away. It is as if the Hoff is flaunting our future victory right in the face of the reptilian elite and it is truly wondrous!


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The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (HCVP) is the federal government's major program for assisting very low income families, the elderly, and the disabled to rent decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since the housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find and rent privately owned housing, including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments. The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHAs). The PHAs receive Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program. A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding and selecting a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA. A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program.
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THIS is the moment nine lionesses brutally attacked a lion in front of horrified visitors.
Shocking footage shows the pack of females tearing their teeth into the leader of the pride's flesh at West Midlands Safari Park.
The lionesses then drag him from the rocks into the water where he is seen helplessly roaring in pain.
Safari workers at the enclosure in Bewdley, Worcs., had to step in and spray fire extinguishers at the beasts to break up the ferocious attack after the male was left covered in blood.
It is conceivable the lionesses were trying to kill their leader because he was too old to run the pride.
However Mya Beverstock, who caught the attack on film, said the females may have pounced on him after a dispute over food.
She said: "It pretty much happened out of the blue. It was feeding time and then suddenly we heard growling and roaring.
"Two other males stepped back and didn't get involved while the females attacked the leader. He may have ate before his turn."
She added: "Safari workers dealt with it very quickly. Three jeeps ended up in the enclosure honking their horns and driving towards the lions to break them up.
"One of the jeeps sprayed them with a fire extinguisher which ended up mostly breaking up the fight.
"We did go around the park again afterwards and all the female lions had been removed from the enclosure and it was only the three males in there."
Luckily, the lion who was pounced on survived the brutal attack.
In February of this year a pride of lions pounced at a car at the same safari park.
No one was injured in the attack but the roof was left dented and scratched.
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From a practical point of view, I never fully understood how important it is to have a job you love until I entered the world of photography. Photography has brought to my life that strange thing of smiling and not feeling tired at all, regardless of how many long hours a certain assignment may require.
Anyone slightly familiar with the art of photography knows it's a lot of fun and a lot of hard work.
My journey started several years ago when I got a nice Nikon.
I knew I don't make a photographer just by possessing it; all those thrilling things were hidden right there in my mind and my fingers, I just needed some practice to understand that, to the act of photography, one brings all the pictures he has seen, the books he has read, the music he has heard, the people he has loved, the entire being.
I learned that photography has little to do with the things you see; it has much more to do with the way you see them.
It is actually as easy as finding that little something in places/people, no matter how ordinary they might be.
So, I started following my intuition and making my miracles. I am observing and capturing – preserving time and moments, describing the world the way I see it. Throughout all these years, I learned – it is about technique, but also about spontaneity and simplicity. Being simple is my professional attitude, regardless of what I shoot. And well, when my intuition fails me, I go for a cold beer. It's not always flowers and chocolates .
My photos are the expressions of what I feel about what I am photographing at a certain moment. And if someone likes one or more of my pics, I want him/her to like them the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice or put a favourite song on repeat…That's the vibe I want to share.
No matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad clients, technical disasters, the shouldas, couldas and wouldas are around me, I always remember to make room to shoot what I love. That's my way to keep my heart beating as a photographer.
Smiles, photographs and some good music, a universal language that transcends both cultural and conceptual boundaries, that's what you'll find here. Welcome!


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Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday arrived in Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
Turkish National Education Minister Omer Dincer, several deputies, bureaucrats and journalists have also arrived in Bishkek with President Gul.
President Gul will attend the 2nd Summit meeting of Cooperation Council of Turkic States in Bishkek on Thursday.
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The Kennecott Mill is one of the most famous attractions in the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and I must say it won't disappoint!
To see this large 13 story building with modern amenities like electricity and running water in a very remote part of Alaska is such a strange contradiction. But to think it was built almost 100 years ago makes it even harder to comprehend. Even today, only a handful of buildings in Anchorage exceed the size of Kennecott.
These buildings are often mistakenly referred to as the Kennecott Mine. This is actually where the copper was milled, the mines are all much higher up in the mountains. If you look closely you can still see some of the buildings and remnants of the tramways. With a little extra effort you can still hike to some of these mine buildings, although they are starting to deteriorate. The mine shafts themselves have been blocked off by the Park Service. I have friends who used to be able to get into the mine tunnels and they have described some interesting sites, including large dinning rooms where the tables still had plates on them, and recreation rooms with pool tables still intact.
When I was young, you could explore all over in the mill building, and the other surrounding buildings. Since this property was abandoned suddenly due to a strike, most everything was left behind including medical records, old invoices, pay stubs – you name it. You may still take a guided tour of the mill building, but today the buildings have all been secured by the Park Service – probably for good reason.


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When trying to track calls on a PBX with Call Center Metrics (or even without) there is no means of viewing the call-by-call call history for queues. The metrics are great but only show statistics, and there is no means of finding individual calls based on the queue they went to.
The call center manager wants to find out which area code sends the most calls to the sales queue so they can address which marketing strategies are working in different regions.
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Like any other insurance company, if you've been in a car accident in Texas, in order to recover compensation for your damages you will have to file a claim with the at-fault insurance company or your own insurance company. Depending on the extent of your damages, you may need to do both.
Liberty Mutual insurance claim topics covered here:
Important Things to do After Your Car Accident
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Because Texas is an at-fault state, you can file a claim against Liberty Mutual to cover your accident-related property damage and medical expenses if the accident was not your fault. Usually, your insurance company will file against Liberty Mutual on your behalf, although it's likely you'll have to pay your deductible up front and wait for it to be reimbursed through your settlement.
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If you suffered any bodily injuries as a result of the accident, especially if they are significant or long-lasting, we suggest you contact an attorney to make sure you're compensated fairly for your short and long-term recovery, as well as the potential loss of wages and other financial damages that may result.
When dealing with Liberty Mutual, make sure you document all of your discussions and agreements in writing, preferably through e-mail or Liberty Mutual's online claims system. Avoid coming to any sort of agreement over the phone or in person.
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On a hot day, there is nothing as delicious as an icy cold Diet Coke with a slice of lime.
Except I am seriously trying to stop drinking Diet Coke or any soda (or pop depending on what part of the country you're from) for that matter. There's something about the carbonation and caffeine buzz that excites me, more so, than say iced tea.
With that said, here are 10 seriously disturbing facts about soda.
Here's a disturbing fact: Hollins University found that 48% of sodas tested from the fast food fountains contain coliform bacteria, which is linked to fecal matter.
Thanks to Ashley M. Jones for sending the above article.
By further browsing I found another article where Coca Cola agreed to take carcinogenic benzene out of its product.


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The Greek Gods come back, but no Hercules. Thor and Sif go to an apocalyptic future where humans are all "full mutates," and fight Pluto.
The Greek pantheon is treated much differently than the Norse ones.
Zeus appears to be a doddering old man who is barely aware of anything. A messenger has to tell him that Pluto is being a dick, and he's looking off in the distance stroking his beard.
Kirby's designs are always good.
Pluto wears a suit. And he disses Odin, which makes Thor get all upset.
Not as great as most of their issues, but still good.
Creators: Stan and Jack
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|Steganography-based secret and reliable communications: Improving steganographic capacity and imperceptibility
|Al-Mohammad, Adel
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|Information hiding;Information security;Watermarking;Soap steganography;JPEG coding
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|Brunel University, School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Theses
|Unlike encryption, steganography hides the very existence of secret information rather than hiding its meaning only. Image based steganography is the most common system used since digital images are widely used over the Internet and Web. However, the capacity is mostly limited and restricted by the size of cover images. In addition, there is a tradeoff between both steganographic capacity and stego image quality. Therefore, increasing steganographic capacity and enhancing stego image quality are still challenges, and this is exactly our research main aim. Related to this, we also investigate hiding secret information in communication protocols, namely Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message, rather than in conventional digital files. To get a high steganographic capacity, two novel steganography methods were proposed. The first method was based on using 16x16 non-overlapping blocks and quantisation table for Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) compression instead of 8x8. Then, the quality of JPEG stego images was enhanced by using optimised quantisation tables instead of the default tables. The second method, the hybrid method, was based on using optimised quantisation tables and two hiding techniques: JSteg along with our first proposed method. To increase the steganographic capacity, the impact of hiding data within image chrominance was investigated and explained. Since peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) is extensively used as a quality measure of stego images, the reliability of PSNR for stego images was also evaluated in the work described in this thesis. Finally, to eliminate any detectable traces that traditional steganography may leave in stego files, a novel and undetectable steganography method based on SOAP messages was proposed. All methods proposed have been empirically validated as to indicate their utility and value. The results revealed that our methods and suggestions improved the main aspects of image steganography. Nevertheless, PSNR was found not to be a reliable quality evaluation measure to be used with stego image. On the other hand, information hiding in SOAP messages represented a distinctive way for undetectable and secret communication.
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The Circle of Honor recognizes and pays tribute to the student athletes and coaches who have exhibited extraordinary levels of excellence by their performance and conduct. These individuals have brought honor and glory to the University and to themselves, and their actions have significantly contributed to the tradition and legend of the Georgia Bulldogs. The 2016 Circle of Honor inductees were John Little, Coco Miller, Kelly Miller, and Stefanie Williams.
John Little
John Little arrived at Georgia in 1982 as a quarterback. He departed Athens as one of the greatest defenders who ever wore the Red and Black. What happened in between those two events is the stuff that gets football players inducted into the Circle of Honor.
Hailing from Lynn Haven, Florida, Little had quarterbacked his high school team to the state championship game in his senior year. He came to Georgia as the Bulldogs were assembling the greatest run of success in the program's history. It didn't take him long to realize that his contributions would likely come from somewhere other than his native position.
Little was moved to defense early in his redshirt season of 1982. He was reassigned as a roverback, and lucky for him, his mentor there was two-time All-American Terry Hoage. It appeared that Little would serve a season as Hoage's understudy before taking over full-time as a sophomore in 1984. A teammate's injury, however, prompted Hoage to move to safety three games into the 1983 season, and Little eventually started six games at rover as a redshirt freshman.
During his career that followed, Little was named consensus All-SEC in 1985 and 1986 and also named a first teamAll-America both years as well. His 381 career tackles are the most in school history for a defensive back and still rank 7th best in school history for a player at any position. Little was also a two-time Academic All-SEC selection and was elected as the permanent team captain after the 1986 season.
Little enjoyed a particularly memorable day in Georgia's 1985 win at Clemson. His two fourth-quarter interceptions – the last one in the end zone with a minute remaining – snuffed two Clemson scoring threats and enabled the Bulldogs to post a 20-13 victory. Such playmaking defined the rover back position for Georgia, and it embodied Little's performance throughout his Bulldog career.
Little, a two-time Academic All-SEC honoree, earned his degree in Marketing from UGA in 1987. He has worked for the Georgia Crown Distributing Company in the Columbus area ever since and he is currently Vice President of Trade Marketing, Pricing & Procurement.
Coco Miller
Along with her identical twin sister Kelly, Coco Miller made an impact upon Georgia Athletics that continues to resonate today. In fact, never before – and perhaps not to be duplicated again – has a set of twins left such an indelible mark during their time in Athens.
As a complementary "shooting" guard to her point-guard sister, Coco needed little time to acclimate herself to the collegiate level. In just her fifth game, she set Georgia's single-game scoring record when she poured in 45 points against Charleston Southern. Almost 20 years later, the record still stands. That season Coco went on to average 16 points per contest, second on the team to Kelly's average of 17.5 per game, and they were both named Freshman All-Americans.
The next year Georgia found late-season magic and rode its hot streak to the NCAA Final Four, the program's fifth such appearance. The Millers, of course, led the Lady Bulldogs in every facet but especially in scoring, where they accounted for nearly 37 points per game. Both were named All- Americans by at least one authority at season's end.
In 2000, Georgia won more games than any Lady Bulldog team in history. It also captured the program's seventh SEC regular-season championship,reached the NCAA Elite Eight and finished with a 32-4 record. Coco led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring at 15.4 points per game and once again earned All-America appointments from multiple sources.
One of the high points of the Millers' time at Georgia came just after the 2000 season. The AAU Sullivan Award is given annually to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete, based on the qualities of leadership, character and sportsmanship, and is selected by a large, nationwide voting panel. In the only time of the award's 70-year history, Coco and Kelly were named co-winners for the 1999 calendar year.
Coco Miller completed her Georgia career with 2,131 points, a figure that still ranks fifth among all- time Lady Bulldog players. She was a first-round selection by the Washington Mystics in the 2001 WNBA Draft and she played in the league for 12 seasons,as well as internationally for several seasons, before retiring in 2012.
Kelly Miller
It's difficult to separate the playing careers of Kelly and Coco Miller as Georgia Lady Bulldogs, so closely parallel they were to one another. Kelly, however, distinguished herself as one of the program's outstanding point guards, a prolific scorer and leader of some of its best-ever teams.
The native Minnesotan took over the starting point guard's job from the opening days of her first season and kept it throughout her career. She led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring and earned a reputation for clutch performances. Her two best examples came in post-season play. As a sophomore she exploded for a career-high 33 points to lead Georgia past Iowa State and send her team into the 1999 NCAA Final Four. In her senior season, the Lady Bulldogs won the 2001 SEC Tournament championship over Vanderbilt on her buzzer-beating basket.
In 2000, Georgia won more games than any Lady Bulldog team in history. It also captured the program's seventh SEC regular-season championship,reached the NCAA Elite Eight and finished with a 32-4 record. Kelly won consensus All-America honors, National Player of the Year, first-team All-SEC and SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
One of the high points of the Millers' time at Georgia came just after the 2000 season. The AAU Sullivan Award is given annually to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete, based on the qualities of leadership, character and sportsmanship, and is selected by a large, nationwide voting panel. In the only time of the award's 70-year history, Coco and Kelly were named co-winners for the 1999 calendar year.
Kelly Miller completed her Georgia career with 2,177 points, a figure that still ranks fourth among all- time Lady Bulldog players. She was a first-round selection by the Charlotte Sting in the 2001 WNBA Draft and she played in the league for 12 seasons,as well as internationally for several seasons,before retiring in 2012.
Stefanie Williams
Stefanie Williams arrived on the UGA campus in the fall of 1998. The Lady Bulldogs Swimming and Diving program captured the program's first NCAA team championship seven months later. There is a direct correlation between these two events.
There is also little coincidence that Williams competed on two more NCAA championship squads that followed. As an assistant coach, she has helped mentor Georgia teams that have won three of the past four national titles.
Success and championships have long been the by-products of Williams' daily work habits, going back to her days as a high school-age swimmer. The native of Bloomsburg,Pennsylvania,was already a national record-setter in the freestyle and backstroke when she came to Georgia as a freshman.
Individually, Williams earned 28 All-America certificates during her collegiate career, the maximum number possible. She was a member of four national championship relays, helping Georgia's 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams set American records in 2002. She was a two-time SEC champion in the 200 freestyle and was on 10 victorious relays at SEC championship meets. Williams left Georgia as the school record holder in the 200 freestyle, and she still ranks in the top 10 in the 100 freestyle. Perhaps her most significant honor as a collegian came when she was named team captain of the 2002 Lady Bulldog squad.
Williams continues to make a positive impact on the Georgia program today. After three years as an assistant coach at Missouri and four at Ohio State, she returned to Athens in 2012 as a member of head coach Jack Bauerle's staff.


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When Gabrielle Union announced her new Flawless by Gabrielle Union haircare line in January, I can admit that I was pretty — no, VERY — excited. The actress' hair has always been enviably laid, and let's be honest: If there's a way to look anything like Gabrielle Union, I will gladly take that opportunity.
She told WWD that the inspiration behind the line was to give women with textured hair great hair days — which is a positive and necessary mission. But since haters STAY hating, some of them flocked to social media to express their doubts about Union's intentions. "Shouldn't you show that the hair care products work. Who can tell if you're wearing weave," one person commented on her Instagram announcement about the new business.
Well, miserable troll, my girl Gab is here to set you straight. She showed off her long, healthy hair on Instagram a few weeks ago, along with a touching story. "Around 25 years old, I stopped using relaxers and slowly grew my natural hair out," she wrote. "It's been a helluva hair journey. We are all on a hair journey. I created #Flawless for all of us on this journey of having healthy, nourished, and nurtured hair. This is for those curious about my natural hair and needed proof it actually existed." Insert mic drop here.
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It's so inspiring to see women like Union and Michelle Obama switch it up and embrace their textures, especially when Black women are told that straighter hair is more acceptable and desirable in the workplace (and sometimes by guys, too).
For Union, it's been a long time coming. "I've finally gotten to a place of self-acceptance and recognizing that my natural hair is beautiful — and so is whatever weave I may wear," she told Glamour. "I'm perfectly happy rocking an Afro puff, my French braids, Senegalese twists, a faux-hawk, or an ombré wig, or heat-styling my natural hair with extensions, like in the photo above. And that makes me a happy person in my life."


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We calculate the probability of strong shaking in Istanbul, an urban center of 10 million people, from the description of earthquakes on the North Anatolian fault system in the Marmara Sea during the past 500 years and test the resulting catalog against the frequency of damage in Istanbul during the preceding millennium. Departing from current practice, we include the time-dependent effect of stress transferred by the 1999 moment magnitude M = 7.4 Izmit earthquake to faults nearer to Istanbul. We find a 62 ± 15% probability (one standard deviation) of strong shaking during the next 30 years and 32 ± 12% during the next decade.
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Denise Rosier
"I've come to recognize that writing for kids is the most important thing I'll ever do with my music."
Denise Rosier is a singer/songwriter/producer in Orange County, CA. She has a band, and a solo artist career with one album and another one due for release later this year. In 2012 she will release a children's album and a children's book & CD which her daughter will illustrate.
Rosier plays the guitar, the 6-string baritone ukulele, and keyboards. Her husband, Keith Rosier, plays the bass, and they often work together. Between them they have songs which appear on network and cable TV shows such as "King Of Hill", "Soul Food", and "Supernatural".
Luna players out there making a difference always thrill us. Denise Rosier is a grand example. We asked her to tell us about her work with theSongs Of Love Foundation.
I joined the staff of writers for the Songs Of Love Foundation in 2006. Since then, I've written over 200 original songs for terminally ill, and special needs children. The way the process works is parents fill out forms describing their child's interests, hobbies, family members, friends, etc. They can get these forms at Children's Hospitals, Ronald McDonald House, or through their Child Life Specialist. Once they complete the profile, Songs Of Love forwards it to a songwriter, and it becomes a song.
When I work on a tune, the track, and the vocals are recorded at my home studio. We have a 25 day turnaround to complete the song. When the song is done, I email an MP3 and the lyrics back to Songs Of Love, and Songs Of Love cuts a CD and ships it, free of charge, to the family.
Songs Of Love doesn't want to leave a child out just because they don't speak English so they will provide songs for kids in any language. I've written & performed songs in English, Hindi, and Micronesian.
Thematically, the songs are not "you're gonna make it" songs, nor do they ever mention illness, or disability. Instead, the focus is on celebrating the specialness of the child, while incorporating the names of his/her loved ones, interests, and hobbies. It can be quite a puzzle as the songs must containallnames listed (that might be 10 family members), and most of the hobbies written in the profile. You might get a list like: The Wiggles, soccer, pink, woobie, 5 family member's names, mom, dad, Fred (dog), Lucy (fish), wagon, San Francisco, and Sponge Bob .. There are a lot of fixed pieces to build rhymes and stories around. I never knew there were so many ways to say grandma: MeMe, grandma-grandma, beek-beek, etc. I've sung some pretty interesting names.
Stylistically, songs cross all genres: rap, country, big band, Latin, polka.. you name it.. I had a request once to write a song in the "Hooked On Classics" style. LOL! :o)
Kids listen to their songs over, and over, again. For instance, they might put their songs on their iPods and listen during chemotherapy, transfusions, or long hospital stays. I've written a few songs for special needs children whose teachers play the songs during music therapy. Little kids love music. Theyreallylove hearing their own names, being told how special they are, and being reminded of how much they're loved.
The recipients are not the only ones who are touched by the songs. I received a note from a father a few years ago. He mentioned that his special needs daughter spent a lot of time feeling like an outsider, and thanked me for "making her feel valued". The words, and emotion, in his note stayed with me. Having a small part in making someone feel valued is a such a wonderful thing, and I've come to recognize that writing for these kids is the most important thing I'll ever do with my music.


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Victory is a far-flung shore. Mark the skies, abide the tide, trust your crew - and she will be yours.
Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn is a non-player character from Final Fantasy XIV. She is a Roegadyn pirate who became leader of one of the three Grand Companies, Limsa Lominsa's Maelstrom. Ironically, she proceeded to impose strict regulations on piracy within Limsa Lominsa.
- 1 Profile
- 2 Story
- 3 Gameplay
- 4 Creation and development
- 5 Other appearances
- 6 Gallery
- 7 Etymology
- 8 Trivia
Profile[edit | edit source]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb has pale bluish skin and short white hair swept backward. She wears a long, low-cut black coat and boots, and white cuffs and gloves. On each shoulder are red decorations resembling Limsa Lominsa's flag.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Impossible is a word coined by the weak
Merlwyb's motto
Merlwyb is a female Roegadyn of the Sea Wolf branch. She bears her race's physique and proud demeanor, honest and steadfast in her own way while also stubborn and uncompromising.
Story[edit | edit source]
Final Fantasy XIV/Legacy[edit | edit source]
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb is first seen by Adventurer starting in Limsa Lominsa when she arrives to personally commend them for thwarting a massive Sahagin and Serpent Reaver raid in Lower La Noscea, and invites them to a banquet in their honor. She then asks them to become her personal envoy to the other city-states, granting an airship pass. For the Adventurer that start in Gridania or Ul'dah, she is seen when delivering a letter from their respective city-state's leader. She can be seen again during the memorial service for the five year anniversary of the Battle of Carteneau.
Merlwyb doesn't reappear until the kobolds have summoned Titan. Meeting the Adventurer and Y'shtola at Maelstrom Command, she admits to violating the treaty with the kobolds in the wake of the Calamity, which prompted the current crisis. She is not seen again until late in the story, when she and the other leaders receive the ultimatum from Gaius van Baelsar. They discuss whether to capitulate or resist the Legatus' demands in the face of his ultimate weapon, until Minfilia convinces them to band against the Garlean threat. She is last seen along with the other leaders by Lake Silvertear in celebration after the fall of the Praetorium.
Through the Maelstrom[edit | edit source]
The Scions of the Seventh Dawn warn the Admiral of the Sahagin becoming dangerously close to summoning their Primal, Leviathan. The Maelstrom are mobilized to begin a preemptive strike, with Merlwyb accompanying them. Reaching the depths of the Sapsa Spawning Grounds, they discover a Sahagin Priest praying before an Aetheryte crystal, attempting to summon Leviathan and claiming that he will soon achieve immortality. During these events, Merlwyb shoots him dead, only for the priest to manifest as a blue orb that enters another Sahagin, transforming into him completely. As she shoots the remaining Sahagin dead, a massive sea serpent suddenly emerges from the ocean waters and absorbs the priest. With the Lord of the Whorls now fully summoned, they are forced to regroup when they realize he is preparing a tidal wave in open sea.
Using a tactic once employed by the pirate Mistbeard, they jury-rig a barge loaded with corrupted crystals in order to neutralize Leviathan's defenses and allow the Adventurer a means to confront the Primal on the sea. After its defeat and the crisis ends, Y'shtola privately confronts Merlwyb regarding the motives behind the Sahagin and Kobolds actions. The Admiral admits that the beast-tribes summoned their Primals out of desperation due to the people of Eorzea encroaching their territory and threatening their survival, but people in turn claim territory and resources in order to survive themselves. She grimly notes that in the end, with such mutually exclusive conditions only the strongest will prevail.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Triple Triad[edit | edit source]
|Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn Card
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Creation and development[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb was developed for the Seventh Umbral Era storyline, being the first female Roegadyn to be introduced into the game.
Voice[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka in the Japanese version.
In the English version of A Realm Reborn, Merlwyb was voiced by Jean Gilpin. Since the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, she is voiced by Tracy Ann Oberman.
Other appearances[edit | edit source]
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb appears as an Aqua-elemental card.
Triple Triad[edit | edit source]
Merlwyb appears on Triple Triad cards in the version available via Final Fantasy Portal App.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Roegadyn language, her name translates to "Sea Woman, daughter of Blue Fish." Her last name comes from her father, the pirate Bloefhis (Blue Fish), who led the League of Lost Bastards.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Merlwyb's two muskets, Death Penalty and Annihilator, were rumored to have previously been owned by the pirate king, Mistbeard. They are maintained using a rare lubricant from an aggressive plant called Night Shade, which is also used by Limsa Lominsa's cannons.
- Annihilator and Death Penalty are named for the Relic and Mythic guns from Final Fantasy XI.
- A replica of Merlwyb's Death Penalty called Death Sentence appears in a sidequest.
- Merlwyb was often mistaken for an Elezen by the fan community for her height, build, and proud demeanor. Female Roegadyns had not been widely known to exist until they were announced as a playable Roegadyn gender in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
- A miniature doll in Merlwyb's likeness can be summoned as a minion through the "Wind-up Leader" item if the Adventurer is allied with the Maelstrom.
- In 1.0 a quest sparked a rumor that Merlwyb and the pirate Rycharde Mistbeard were lovers. Merlwyb's father, Bloefhis, led the League of Lost Bastards in a war against Mistbeard (a battle that gave Bloodshore its name), which may be the reason she declined leadership of the Lost Bastards.
- Quests added in patch 2.2 & 2.3 strongly imply that her second in command Eynzahr Slafyrsyn is none other than Mistbeard himself. This was confirmed with the release of Patch 3.3.
- According to Tales from the Calamity, she had a destrier named Vicky that perished during the retreat from Carteneau. She named the new flagship being built at Moraby Drydocks Victory after her fallen chocobo.


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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, September 4 an equity investment of up to US $15 million to the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPEF). The Fund aims to invest in mid-size companies registered in Africa and exhibiting a strong potential for successful listing on one or many African stock markets.
The EAPEF is a Pre-Initial Public Offering (Pre-IPO) Pan African private equity investment vehicle with a target endowment of US $150 million. The role of the Fund will be to add value to investee companies by injecting financial resources to enable expansion, recapitalization, and deleveraging; but also to bring expertise in strengthening corporate governance, improving business practices and standards of disclosure in preparing companies for stock market listing.
African financial markets have experienced significant growth since the 1990s, increasing from roughly a dozen to 23 in the past 20 years, including two regional stock exchanges. Although demand for listed equities is sizeable in Africa, with a significant number of IPOs being oversubscribed, supply has been very sluggish, thereby adding to the perceived illiquidity of the concerned exchanges. The EAPEF is aiming to contribute in bridging the imbalance between supply and demand for listed equities on African capital markets, thereby complementing the endeavors of many African Stock Exchanges to attract new issues. The Fund's portfolio will include businesses in health, education, agri-business, financial services, retail and infrastructure sectors. By broadening the pool of listed companies across sectors, the EAPEF will contribute in making the overall African stock markets more attractive to a wider set of investors and offer a more diversified channel to invest domestic savings.
Investment in the Fund is consistent with the Bank's Private Sector Operations (PSO) strategy, which underscores the provision of equity capital as a catalyzing force to attract resources for private sector development. The PSO Strategy also focuses on the provision of support to financial intermediaries, and on forging partnerships with institutions that will promote the implementation of corporate governance best practices, while promoting employment creation and economic growth through support to the private sector and financial markets on the continent.


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Scales for Scope: A New Solution to the Scope Problem for Pro-Attitude-Based Well-Being (Utilitas)
Abstract: Theories of well-being that give an important role to satisfied pro-attitudes need to account for the fact that, intuitively, the scope of possible objects of pro-attitudes seems much wider than the scope of things, states, or events that affect our well-being. Parfit famously illustrated this with his wish that a stranger may recover from an illness: it seems implausible that the stranger's recovery would constitute a benefit for Parfit. There is no consensus in the literature about how to rule out such well-being-irrelevant pro-attitudes. I argue, first, that there is no distinction in kind between well-being-relevant and irrelevant pro-attitudes. Instead, well-being-irrelevant pro-attitudes are the limiting cases on the scale measuring how muchof a difference pro-attitudes make to the subject's well-being. Second, I propose a particular scalar model according to which the well-being-relevance of pro-attitudes is measured by either their hedonic tone, or by the subject's conative commitment.
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As I've come to discover, the state of Ohio can hold its own in terms in the world of music. Of course, Cleveland touts its Rock and Roll connection, made famous by radio deejay Alan Freed and codified in its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, Dayton proved to be the hotbed of funk for many years as bands like The Ohio Players, Slave and Zapp sizzled the R&B charts in the 1970s and 80s.
|The Cleveland Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (photo courtesy of GoodFreePhotos.com)
Lima, located in the northwest reaches of the state, may not pop into mind as a music hotbed, being best known for its railroad, oil, and school bus manufacturing industries. However, the city has its intriguing own place in the musical world: those of a certain age and/or family makeup will recognize this city as the home of the fictional William McKinley High School from the TV series Glee.
That's all well and good, but what if I said that Lima could once rightfully claim the title of dulcimer hotbed of the country, as host to one most important festivals to feature this unique instrument? I certainly would not have suspected this myself, had I not uncovered the vinyl album featured in this blog's "Vinyl COHvers" segment, which led me to a very fascinating journey of discovery afterward.
|A Mountain Dulcimer I had spotted in an antique store in Sunbury, Ohio.
One of two varieties of dulcimers (the other being a Hammer Dulcimer)
this instrument became popular through the work of Kentucky's
Jean Ritchie, who herself performed at Lima's greatest dulcimer festival
Even during this first year, the festival may have been considered to be an accomplishment in itself, an event that could, with luck, become a mainstay in the area. As it turned out, Wildermuth found the perfect partner for bringing his vision to life in OSU-Lima Professor of Music Susan Porter, and her dynamic talents transformed this beginning spark into something much, much greater.
|A snippet on the festival from the Spring, 1987 edition of the "Intercomm"
newsletter, produced by The Ohio State University at Lima
|T-shirt displaying the Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival Grand
Finale event from 1992 (as found on the Holy Idea Tees eBay site)
|Poster for the 21st Annual Central Ohio Folk Festival, which eventually
took the Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival's place on the calendar
While specifics may be a bit hazy now (after all, the festival's finale was held over a quarter-century ago,) Hazen, who was kind enough to share some her insights via e-mail, knew of the festival's importance and standing in the dulcimer and folk music scene in general. "(The Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival) was one of the best dulcimer festivals in point of content, teachers, and attendance," she reiterated.
The loss of the festival left a huge gap in the music performance calendar, and Hazen was highly involved in transitioning the Porter's creation into what was originally dubbed The Central Ohio Dulcimer Festival (now known as The Central Ohio Folk Festival (COFF.)) Hazen emphasized that the new gathering was never meant to be an exact duplicate of the original. "I don't think anybody had in mind to replace Black Swamp, but just cadge its unused weekend...GBS was one of a kind, impossible to duplicate with Susan's imaginings of what it needed."
Like the original GBS Festival, the first COFF festival began modestly as a one-day event co-sponsored by three different organizations and drawing 250 people. Organizers soon realized that a transformation of the event was needed to ensure its growth far into the future. "(We) originally focused on dulcimer music, which was supported by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department for many years even before that, but through both natural processes and official recognition of local desires, it has evolved into an all-inclusive self-supporting folk festival," recalled Hazen.
Of course, let's not forget what started the journey into this fascinating back story (one that I am quite keen to follow up on in the future.) As mentioned earlier, Michael Wildermuth's band The Dulcimer Alliance was featured at the very first festival. and was a regular performer throughout the festival's run. The Vinyl COHvers featured album in this blog post is the Alliance's second, "The Dulcimer Alliance In Concert."
This album was recorded roughly a year before the first GBS festival at the Lima Playhouse and exactly 38 years from the date of this blog post on April 29, 1978. As noted in the liner notes, the band "originated in 1973 as a group of people interested in learning how to play the mountain dulcimer" and despite numerous changes and additions "had never ceased having a wonderful time."
|An excerpt regarding The Dulcimer Alliance's first album from "The Dulcimer
Players News" (used with permission from Dulcimer Players News)
I personally found the album a fun listen from beginning to end, and I just picked out four songs that I felt represented a good cross-sample of what you'll on the entire album. I hope you enjoy this music as much as I did.
Odds and Ends: Maddie MacNeil, who was mentioned earlier in the blog post, has her own recollections of the Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival at her website madelinemacneil.com.
While the Dulcimer Alliance has ceased as a performing band from what I can figure, Michael Wildermuth and his wife Sharon have continued performing as The Conkers at various events. The Lima News captured them performing songs of the British Isles at the 2015 Lima International Expo.
The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (somewhat oddly under control of the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services) is currently in limbo, as I found out when I visited Ohioana section of The State Library of Ohio in Columbus. The young librarian I spoke with that day said there are ongoing discussions to transfer the collection to an organization more suited to do justice to the display.
The 21st Annual Central Ohio Folk Festival is scheduled for Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park on May 6-7, 2017. All festival activities are free save for classes and the Saturday evening concert featuring John Gorka & The Wonder Hills. For more information about the festival, please check out the Columbus Folk Music Society website at www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org.
Finally, special thanks to Diane Boston and Marji Hazen of the Columbus Folk Music Society and Dan Landrum of Dulcimer Players News for their assistance.


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We now have an official FaTDoG Game Event Scheduler dedicated solely for the gaming sessions at FaTDoG. To use the scheduler you must register at our affiliated website, Grognard.com.
Go to Grognard.com and you'll see the FaTDoG Game Scheduler Icon in the upper right-hand corner sidebar. Click on this.
The Grognard.com login screen will appear. If you already have registered with Grognard.com, simply type in your username and password. If you are new and have not registered at Grognard.com, simply follow the instructions on the lower part of the screen that says "New to Grognard.com?"
Once you have registered you will be presented with the main home screen again and the FaTDoG Game Scheduler icon will be in the upper right-hand corner. Click on this one more time.
You now will see a grid with all the planned gaming sessions that includes information on who will be running the session, the name of the game, the type of game, (strategy wargame, euro game, miniatures event or other), the number of players needed, the number of players who have already joined the session and finally the start time. Click the View button on the left-hand side to get more details about the session. At the bottom there will be a display of players who have already joined the session and any empty seats available to be filled. If you would like to join hit the Join button at the right of the empty slot and type in your name.
By clicking on the Create a New Session Button, you will be presented with a screen that is self-explanatory but asks you to fill in information about the session you are creating. Once you have filled that out, hit the Save Session/Game button and your session will appear. Other players can now sign up.
We highly recommend that all players planning game sessions use this utility so that everyone attending FaTDoG will be informed about the gaming sessions and have the opportunity to join some games.
We're open to feedback so please keep us informed if you have any thoughts.


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This Map Shows Every State's Most Embarrassing Google Searches
Every state has its own set of lovable idiosyncrasies which unites residents and brings money to tourism offices. But nowhere do those quirks come alive more than in the cavernous (and anonymous) abyss of the Internet. Specifically, in the Google abyss.
Estately recently rounded up a map based on search result data, titled "What Each State Should Be Embarrassed For Googling More Than Any Other State," proving that everyone has a little bit of low-brow taste, and vajazzling is definitely a thing (that a lot of Missourians care about). Aside from glitter-based genital accessories, here are some other notable things Americans (apparently) are Googlin' at extreme rates:
- California: "Fantasy Bowling"
- New Mexico: "The Hot Chick (2002 Rob Schneider film)"
- Maine: "Nickelback Lyrics"
- Indiana: "Arby's"
For a deeper dive into your state's most shameful searches, head to Estately's blog. While some popular queries make perfect sense (we wouldn't expect any less than "eyebrow piercing" from Floridians), others may just make you question what your friends do in their free time. Georgians, beware...
Michelle No is an editorial assistant at Supercompressor. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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Self Determination and Desires
What do you desire from life? Do you want material goods, such as a nice house, car, money, fame, glory, or self-determination?
Perhaps you already own a fancy car, nice house and have plenty of money but it does not seem fulfilling. Have you ever sit down and projected the reimbursement from building self-determination? You can ask questions so you will realize what you are missing, which can help you find answers and decide what degree of determination you possess. Determination is our strength of mind. The higher the level of determination we have builds on willpower and helps us to find resolves. We find our purpose. In addition to building on the determination and other qualities, we also build staying power, resilience, stamina and so on. Self-determination determines our magnitude to withstand any situation.
Everybody has different views about their life. It is very critical to discover what you want from your life. Each of us has to work through self-development. A portion of this procedure is the process of building self-realization and determination. You can work through this process yourself or ask a mentor to assist you. Discovering you is the most cherished gift one can give to his or herself. It helps us to comprehend our purpose in life.
Rather than striving on materials, you can start working toward self-determination and development to build on your dreams. Coming to self-realization can help you acknowledge and use your talent and skills and try to make use of it to the fullest.
When you develop your skills and abilities, it improves your overall quality of life. To fulfill all our dreams we need the right management and that guidance is inside of all of us.
The way you nurture your body is the same way you need to encourage your being. Positive thinking motivates us and it is one of the best gifts anyone can build on. We all need the right attitude to succeed.
Promote yourself by using affirmations to tell you that you have control of your life. On no account should you lose hope or forget your goals. Unconstructive thinking is your worst adversary. To achieve success one needs a good sense of the right approaches and confidence in their abilities to perform. So change your approach towards life.
We all must learn to identify with our feelings and needs. Learning about yourself is the course of action in recognizing your motives and personality. It helps you to improve your emotional level and will help you to build physical strength. Our mind and body should work in concert. And so, it is of great magnitude to develop and maintain a balance.
One of the best ways to build self-determination is to listen to inspirational audio tapes, and read good quality self-help books. Develop strong relationships. Fortify yourself, and associate with others that are positive. Let your imagination go to work, motivate yourself, and practice calmness and long-suffering. Try to build your mind so that it is more resourceful, make a proper connection amid your professional and private life, hang around with positive friends, open your mind and express your feelings; write about your feelings and express your life's journey; pray and meditate and exercise, help others, take control of your life, create new ideas, desires, and competency.
Take some time out for you. Determination is the best remedy to improve your life. You will become strong in thoughts that even the problems without a solution will seem possible for you to find your way around the issue. Today, challenge yourself to read more about self-determination.