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Series: Damaged Hearts #1
Published by EM Publishing on March 29, 2018
Genres: New Adult, romance
Pages: 200
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Life can feel like a cruel joke. I grew up poor and motherless, with a father who never got over his wife's abandonment. But now he's gone too, and I'm dead set on finding the woman who so carelessly tossed me aside when I was a baby.
I want revenge. And I'm going to get back at my mother any way that I can.
I change my name. Start my new life in college, and just happen to cross paths with the gorgeous, ultra-rich Rhett Montgomery. He's immediately interested in me, not that I'm surprised.
You see, I planned it that way. I meant for him to find me. He's the one connection to my mother, and I'm using him, so I can destroy her. But I didn't plan on Rhett being so charming. Sweet. Sexy.
And I definitely didn't plan on falling for him either…
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New Adult, Contemporary Romance.
Book #1 of a trilogy that it shouldn't be a stand-alone read.
- Addictiveness: This was a fast read for me. I couldn't put this book down. Emotional roller-coaster.
- Character: hero 4/5, heroine 4/5, secondary characters 4/5, growth 4/5, real 4/5 Both main characters are easy to love, connect and understand. I know, they both are hiding things. In fact, Jensen is hiding a lot. They are both a bit broken and they are not expecting the feelings that they have for each other. Jensen get on my nerves, but at the same time, she is so broken that is hard not to want to hold her and mother her a bit. I'm really invested in their happiness.
- Freshness: I don't think I haven't read anything like this before. There is a bit of "Revenge" (tv show) here, but it feels unique.
- Plot: believable 4/5, conflict 5/5, dialogue 5/5, ending 3/5, enjoyment 4/5, opening 5/5, pace 5/5, setting 5/5, subplots 5/5, twists 5/5 Great opening and ok ending. Perfect conflict and dialogues written to play with emotions. Fast-paced with enough subplots to enhance the story. A few unexpected twists here and there, that makes this story believable and enjoyable. It hurts. It also leaves me with the certainty that still will hurt more. I can't wait to read the next book, in fact, I wish I didn't have to wait.
- Romance: believable 5/5, chemistry 5/5, description 5/5, development 5/5, steam 5/5 This is a love story. Like most tales of love is never simple. It hurts! Is beautiful and poignant. Jensen is broken and lost. She has invested a lot on revenge, she wasn't expecting to find love. Can't wait to see how this romance is going to progress.
- Writing Style: I love Ms. Murphy and I'm used to read YA books from her. I like this more adult style here. Great plot, with amazing characters and an emotional ride.
- Cover: art 3/5, title 5/5, subtitle 4/5, color-font 3/5, buy 3/5 I'm on the fence here. I really don't know if I would have chosen to read this book if it wasn't for Monica's name on the cover. I'm not sure exactly what bother me here, maybe too much white. I like the title and I like the font. I guess I don't love the colors used. I guess I would like to see more of the art also. Less of the cloud/deleted space effect. I'm picky with cover arts.
Wow! I wish I had book #2 #3 today. I can't wait for the rest!
29.5/35 STARS – 4 stars (between 28 to 31/35 stars)
Addictiveness: 5 Character: 4 Cover: 3 Freshness: 4.5 Plot: 4 Romance: 4 Writing Style: 5
- Action 0/5
- Angst 03.5/5
- Darkness 0/5
- Humor 0/5
- Romance 5/5
- Suspense/Mystery 0/5
- Would I recommend? I would recommend this book for everyone that enjoys romance with a bit of angst.
- Would I re-read this book? Yes.
- Would I re-read this series? Sure.
- Would I read more from the author? I love Ms. Murphy's work. Can't wait to read more!
You MAY read this because you like romance; you SHOULD read this because you follow the author's work; you MUST read this for an emotional ride!!!
"Your friends are calling you," I finally say.
He glances over his shoulder, then returns his attention to me. "They can wait."
I'm surprised he's putting talking to me above wanting to spend time with his friends. "Well, my homework can't." I gesture to the open textbook by my laptop. "Nice to see you again."
"Nice to see you again? That's all I get?" He slides into the booth seat across from mine, leaning across the table like he wants to get closer to me. "I bet you don't even remember my name."
"I bet you don't remember mine either," I toss back at him, tacking on an annoying giggle after I say it.
He makes a face, like he knows I'm fake as hell. "Jensen."
His smile is back, wider than ever. "You should come sit with us."
"No, thank you." My voice is prim, like a snotty rich girl's would be. Wouldn't they find it hilarious to know that I spent my teenage years living in a mobile-home-slash-trailer park, in the decrepit old fifth-wheel my dad called our new home right before I started eighth grade.
One brow lifts. "My friends would love to meet you."
"I doubt that."
"It's true." He glances over his shoulder again, and they call out to him, a couple of choice words ringing in the air. The waitress glares, stomping over to their table to give them a lecture I suppose, and Rhett whirls around so he's facing me once more, his expression full of amusement. "Or maybe not."
"Go hang out with your friends," I tell him gently, wanting to give the impression that I am the perfectly understanding girlfriend. He might not have those types of serious thoughts about me—yet—but my good behavior can enter his subconscious, right?
"Jensen. I want to see you again." He reaches across the table and touches the top of my right hand, his warm fingers practically burning my skin. I snatch my hand away from his, my fingers trembling as I clutch my hands together in my lap.
One casual touch from him and I feel like I'm going to erupt in flames.
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New discoveries about the potential of magnets to promote the growth of fresh brain cells could offer hope for those suffering from memory diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to scientists.
Researchers at the City University of New York stimulated the brains of mice with a magnetic coil for five days and found evidence of strengthened brain circuits.
The system, known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), was shown to increase the proliferation of stem cells, which are believed to play a role in memory and mood regulation.
Dr Fortunato Battaglia said that the potential application of TMS to humans "might improve symptoms or delay progression of things like Alzheimer's disease", the BBC reports.
However, he added that the hippocampus is located deeper in the brains of humans than in mice, so further studies are necessary.
More than 700,000 Britons currently suffer from dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Society.
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Janett Lee Wawrzyniakabout this book: This book brings the quiet sparkling background of outer space always traveling in pulses, to a real home called Earth again. Pulses maintain their holding pattern in the universe in connected traveling conversion systems. The components space, stars, sun, moon, earth each an area sustain the whole. Daily electromagnetism affects everyone; in volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, gravity, light, air and more with system conversions. Progressing volcanic activity resulting in carbon dioxide conversion to oxygen by plants is one system example given. Color illustrations of general areas are included.
Information on Electromagnetism in part is drawn from history in Maxwell's equations. This books main focus is toward an understanding of daily electromagnetic wavelengths interactions that can be seen and experienced by everyone. A means of wavelength discovery are sensors establishing boundaries for use. Electromagnetism is a science behind everyone's daily events and can really matter. Content and text is presented in a continued instruction method and the index page numbers are off set.
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Match 6 – Match 7 – Match 8 – Match 9 – Match 10 – Match 11
Match 12 – Match 13 – Match 14 – Match 15 – Match 16
Match 17 – Match 18 – Match 19 – Match 20 – Match 21
Match 22 – Match 23 – Match 24
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- Nickname: The Mad Express
- FPWR Profile: "Tramples rivals like a runaway train."
- Billed Height/Weight: 6'3″/331 lbs.
- A/K/A: Giant Bernard, Prince Albert, Albert, A-Train, Tensai
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1. Pretty Little Liars. I actually didn't even bother with this show until this year and thought why not! I'm pretty addicted and have just started Season 5 and am constantly changing my mind about who A is.
2. Gotham. I flaming love anything comic book related and this is no exception. Bobby & I finished this pretty quickly due to loving the main character James Gordon pre the Batman movies. Plus being a huge OC fan as a teenager means I love seeing Ben McKenzie in something else.
3. Spartacus. Another favourite is anything related to ancient Greece or mythology and Spartacus is right up there. Think Gladiator meets Game of Thrones with all the blood and gore.
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5. Making A Murderer. Again this has been hugely popular of late but I was a bit late on the bandwagon. I'm only half way through so I haven't seen the whole thing yet but so far, I'm loving it. Even my mum has been watching it after I've raved on so much.
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Positivists construe the relation between evidence and hypotheses to be syntactic (L1990, 23). Consequently, "what would count as evidence for a hypothesis is determined by the form of the hypothesis sentences and evidence sentences not by their content" (L1990, 48).(Source)
What does that precisely mean to say that the relation between evidence and hypotheses is "syntactic"? Does it mean that it is just a matter of relation between sentences? So, semantic? Or just the structure of the sentences? Did positivists believe such a thing?
The above text says that it is about the form of the sentences and not their content. So scientific inductions are in fact deductions? Isn't that too absurd to be believed by some positivists?


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On August 24, 1920—more than 40 years after Susan B. Anthony first penned 39 straightforward words as a proposed U.S. Constitutional Amendment to grant women the legal right to vote—the weight of that historic decision all came down to one man, Harry T. Burn, Sr., who, at age 24, was the youngest-elected member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
A year earlier, on June 4, the proposed 19th Amendment had won the hard-fought two-thirds "super majority" required of both chambers of Congress and, within nine months, 35 of the 48 states had ratified it. But the proposal had stalled.
Its fate, ultimately, came down to a decision by Tennessee, the necessary number 36. It was one of only four undecided states, but the only one willing to call its legislature into special session to consider the measure before the ratification process expired. Burn arrived at the state capitol that morning intending to vote against the constitutional change, as the red carnation on his lapel so indicated. Burn and 48 other legislators wore the crimson boutonnieres as a public sign of their opposition to women's equality. On the other side, 48 representatives wore yellow carnations to indicate their support. The measure seemed destined to fall short by one, critical vote.
But when the roll call was held, Burn—wearing a "nay" red carnation—switched sides and cast the decisive "yea" vote to ratify the 19th Amendment.
More than 144 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, nearly 58 years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and 72 years after the Suffrage movement was founded in Seneca Falls, N.Y., women had finally received the vote.
By this time, the Amendment's principle architects—Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—had been dead for 14 and 18 years, respectively.
After Burn's fateful decision, legend has it that he eluded physical assault by hiding in the attic of the capitol until the coast was clear.
Explaining his flip-flop vote, Burn said that he had discovered, in his pocket, a personal note penned by his mother, Febb E. Burn.
"Vote for suffrage!" she wrote to her son. "Don't keep them in doubt. I have been watching to see how you stood."
Said the legislator Burn to his colleagues, "A good boy always does what his mother asks him to do."
This powerful, but little-known story of one man's influence on history is, at one level, a poignant illustration of how one vote matters. But, at a deeper level, it's a reminder that our influence, our leverage matters as well. Others, to be sure, are impacted by how we feel and what we think.
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So, during this important election year, here's to fearless Harry Burn. But, even more so, here's to his gutsy mother.
And here's a shout out to all who realize that standing on principle is easier when the encouragement of others emboldens us to take a stand for justice, just as God requires.
Harry Burn died at age 81 in 1977—when Jimmy Carter was president—an acute reminder that we still live in pivotal times. Your vote and your influence do matter.
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Peering Through James Wood's Methodical Lens
The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays is bursting with insightful observations, immaculate connections, and thorough examination, illustrating why Wood is considered a master of his craft.
The Fun StuffPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Length: 352 pages
Author: James Wood
Price: $17.00
Format: paperback
Publication date: 2013-10
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Author James Wood (not to be confused with actor James Woods) is frequently ranked amongst the top literary critics of his era, and for good reason. As The New York Times Book Review claims on the cover of his newest work, The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays, "No critic gets closer to the text…" Indeed, Wood's analyses are incredibly intricate, lengthy, and all-encompassing, as he often picks apart a text paragraph by paragraph (or even sentence by sentence). He also includes plenty of allusions to other writers, which demonstrates his incredible knowledge of the field. Sadly, much of The Fun Stuff also borders on being too scholarly and pedantic, which makes it too inaccessible and self-indulgent to have mass appeal.
Wood includes nearly two dozen essays in this collection, and each one offers a dauntingly meticulous assessment of its subject. He focuses on a fairly wide array of topics, including writers Thomas Hardy, Lydia Davis, Ian McEwan, and George Orwell, as well as texts like Netherland (Joseph O'Neill), War and Peace, and even The King James Bible. Of course, your interest in his investigations depends on your knowledge of these choices, and in that respect the average reader may not find many familiar titles here. Furthermore, his prose consists entirely of formal rhetoric (which definitely helps his ethos), meaning that it's without noticeable personality. In other words, you probably won't want to read his entries purely for the appeal of his language.
Interestingly, he begins the book on a decidedly non-literary note: the manic genius of drummer Keith Moon. In fact, The Fun Stuff takes its name from this opening homage. Wood begins by describing his childhood musical education, assuring us that he was very skilled as a boy (and in doing so, he infers a need to be admired by the reader. This is far from the only instance of such a desire). In terms of discussing Moon, though, he does an excellent job of analyzing his eccentricities, poor choices, and utterly idiosyncratic approach to performance. In fact, Wood calls him "the drummer who wasthe drums," implying (as many other fans have) that Moon was destined to do what he did.
Among his dissections is the notion that Moon defied conventional rules about timing, phrasing, and the like, choosing instead to play in a constant frenzy that soundedquite unorganized. As he puts it, Moon "did keep the beat… but he did it by every method except the traditional one." From there, Wood asserts that while modern drummers, like modern novelists, are probably better than their predecessors in terms of technical ability, Moon's frantic energy and unique vision put him in a class all his own (even Led Zeppelin's marvelous John Bonham couldn't compare). Overall it's a fascinating—if, like most of The Fun Stuff, overly showy and particular—account of The Who's lost legend.
Elsewhere, he goes into painstaking detail about what makes Cormac McCarthy's The Road a quintessential dystopic novel. The appraisal initially does exactly what it needs to: set up a narrowing context. Wood explains how the events of 9/11 jumpstarted the fear of annihilation and abandonment that works such as A Canticle for Leibowitz, On the Beach, The Children of Men, and Failsafe tackled. He says that The Road captures "a kind of ultimate triumph of an American minimalism that became well known in the 1980s under the banner of 'dirty realism.'" Essentially, The Road succeeds because it describes a void (the world) by focusing on seemingly insignificant instances of domestic life, such as eating beans and taking a shower.
According to Wood, what truly separates The Road from its thematic siblings is the way it modifies a clichéd tactic. Whereas most apocalyptic tales "merely describe the life that we know but with a twist…" this novel is not necessarily a commentary or cautionary tale. Instead, it simply asks what the world would be like without people. As usual, Wood chooses several wonderful excerpts to exemplify his argument, and he compares McCarthy's style to that of Carver, Lawrence, Conrad, Hardy, and Melville, all of whom are "American Masters." His dedication to accounting for every minute detail of McCarthy's novel is remarkable, and if you're a fan of it, you'll no doubt adore this complex reaction.
As a teacher and writer, I love reading and talking in-depth about cultural issues such as these, so it might be ironic to fault someone for sounding excessively knowledgeable and academic; however, that's exactly what makes The Fun Stuff anything but fun to read. Wood seems as interested in showcasing his own vernacular and scope as he is in highlighting his subjects, which results in extremely obscure references and tremendously wordy sentences. His pontification can be very tedious, too, and there's very little character in his tone. Of course, argumentation and description should never be dumbed down, but they should also not be blatantly self-serving and elitist. There is absolutely an audience for his style, but it's surely a limited one.
By and large, The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays is bursting with insightful observations, immaculate connections, and thorough examination, illustrating why Wood is considered a master of his craft. In fact, these are some of the most in-depth and thoughtful reviews I've ever read. On the other hand, though, this level of specificity makes the essays feel too dull and elaborate, so while similar works may not be as scrupulous, they're easily more welcoming and enticing. If you're a fan of the kind of methodical lens Wood uses, by all means check out this collection; if not, you'll find The Fun Stuff to be all function and no flare.


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Center for Ocean and Society
The Center for Ocean and Society is the cross-faculty research unit of the priority research area Kiel Marine Science (KMS) and will present a significant contribution to the sustainable use of coasts and the ocean. The aim is to link social justice for both present and future generations together with respect for the environment.
Our research areas:
Costal Hazards: We focus on coastal hazard assessment by analyzing deformation and controlling factors of slope stability. Our techniques include acoustic imaging (marine 2D/3D seismics, sediment echo-sounder, multibeam bathymetry), UAV (drone) mapping and visualisation of coastal areas and shallow water.
For example in our project Ocean Hazard Risk Assessment in Southern Italy we focus on Europe's largest active volcano: Mt Etna. Many earthquakes and resulting tsunamis affected the Mediterranean region during historical times. We aim to investigate and assess the complex relationship between ocean hazards and their potential risk to coastal communities.
Marine Food: Our work is dealing with the question how fisheries assessment and management can move from a single species to multispecies and finally ecosystem approach. An important component is communication between science and stakeholders and how research questions can be developed together with stakeholders..
For example in our project Humboldt Tipping we deal with fluctuations in the Humboldt current system and its impact on the fisher population in Peru. Together with local stakeholders, we aim to increase resilience of coastal communities.
Marine and Coastal resource management: Many different groups use marine and coastal resources. Usually, the action of one group impacts the current or future possibilities of other groups. We want to examine how policies impact (economic) trade-offs concerning the use of natural resources and the interests of different resource users. One focus is on technologies and on their potential to aggravate or reduce conflict. We also consider the role of institutional settings for finding widely accepted ways to manage marine and coastal resources.
For example, with our participation in marEEshift we aim to identify institutions that foster a resilient marine ecological-economic system in a regime of sustainability. As part of the project, we identify sustainability norms of different stakeholders and examine whether their ideas for a sustainable development of the western Baltic Sea can be fulfilled simultaneously.
How we work:
- We take a transdisciplinary approach to support evidence-based decision-making.
- We develop research questions at the interface of societal challenges and state-of-the-art science.
- We create and maintain a platform for stakeholder dialogue.
- We design and realize projects in dialogue and in cooperation with different stakeholders.
- We combine scientific approaches with practical knowledge and experience to develop and assess economically practical, societal acceptable and politically implementable solutions.
Prof. Dr. Marie-Cathrine Riekhof (Director, Team Leader Resource Management)
Dr. Felix Groß (Team Leader Coastal Hazards)
Dr. Jörn Schmidt
Dr. Christian Wagner-Ahlfs (Coordinator for Transdisciplinary Research)
Neufeldtstr. 10, 24118 Kiel
Phone +49 (0) 431 880-1554
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In a Montessori environment, children learn by exploring and manipulating specially designed materials. Each material teaches one concept or skill at a time, and lays a foundation from which students can comprehend increasingly abstract ideas. Children work with materials at their own pace, repeating an exercise until it is mastered. The teacher may gently …Read More
Dr. Maria Montessori warned us that no amount of good teaching would help children if given at the wrong time. We must study and observe development to find our what children's particular aptitudes are at every stage of development. Every period prepares for the next. If children are neglected during one period, this cannot be …Read More


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"From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: 'In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and You listened to my cry.'" Jonah 2:1-2
Jonah chapter two chronicles Jonah's prayer of thanksgiving to the LORD. He is praising the LORD for rescuing him in his distress. Jonah uses phrases such as: "I called to the LORD and He answered me; I called for help and You listened to my cry; You brought my life up from the pit O LORD my God; salvation comes from the LORD." It is apparent that Jonah is overwhelmed with gratitude for the LORD'S mercy despite his disobedience.
Do you know what stands out to me the most about this passage? It is not so much what Jonah is saying as much as from where he is saying it. The passage begins with, "From inside the fish Jonah prayed…" These words of thanksgiving and praise are being lifted up from deep inside a giant fish's hot, stinky belly. From Jonah's perspective, this fish's gut was the LORD'S salvation. Did Jonah know at that point that God planned to command the fish to place him on dry land after three days? From the Scripture we have no indication that he had such knowledge.
So what did Jonah know? What led him to such gratitude despite his bleak circumstances? He knew he directly disobeyed God. God commanded him to go to Nineveh, and he chose to rebel and run from God, boarding a ship headed as far from Nineveh as possible. He knew that God sent a huge storm that threatened to sink the ship of his escape. And when the men on the ship threw him overboard, the raging sea grew calm. He knew that he was drowning…and perhaps that he deserved such a fate due to his rebellion towards God. And he knew that just in time, a fish swallowed him whole, rescuing him from certain death.
So many times we choose to focus on where we are instead of on who God is and how He has proven Himself faithful. Perspective is everything. Will we focus on the belly of the fish, or on the God who has brought us safely through the storm? Will we lament our situation, or gratefully praise our God of second chances?
Father, Thank You for second chances. Even when I fail, You stand ready to forgive me and set me back on Your path. Please help me to focus on Your goodness, even when I don't understand Your ways. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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Applied Fingerstyle Patterns
Now we have to work on some patterns to apply to work out which strings to play for which chord...
Ditch the pick
Your thumb always plays the bass note. It can play other notes later of course, but for these patterns the thumb will always play the bass note of the chord. Now you do remember the notes in your chords way back when we looked at notes in the open position, right?
The two patterns in 4:4 (four beats in each bar) are:
And one more, which is has six beats in the bar. Now, we have not looked at that timing yet, but you can think of it like a half bar (2 beats) with each beat divided into 3 (triplets). Many people (including me when I was learning) use it to play 'House Of The Rising Sun', but the original uses a slightly different rhythm and is actually played with a pick.
Make up your own!
In a bar with four beats there are eight eighth notes (1+2+3+4+). Now, if you put a bass note on beat 1, then you can make up any other pattern you like for the other fingers. It will usually sound better if the pattern is the same in each bar, but sometimes it sounds cool just to make them all up as you go!
Try right now to make up your own eight-note fingerstyle pattern and then play it. It's easy and lots of fun, and will teach you heaps of cool new patterns!
It might seem sometimes that you have more fingers pressing down notes in the chord than
you really need. But leave them there because if you accidentally hit the wrong string (which often happens) then at least it will be a good note. Holding down the whole chord is a great habit to get into. When you are a fingerstyle expert you might not hold them all down all the time, but until then, it will keep you sounding cool.
Moving On...
Next up we are going to re-visit the 12 Bar Blues.


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Transforming access, knowledge and understanding
"Long a Dispute Amongst Antiquarians": How a King's Understanding of History Changes our Understanding of a King (and History)
Nathaniel Holly
Nathaniel is a PhD Candidate in history at the College of William & Mary, where he studies the urban experiences of southeastern American Indians in the colonial Atlantic world. He has published in History Compass and the North Carolina Historical Review.
In what is surely one of the best examples of early modern clickbait, George III laments the loss of Britain's American possessions with what was must have been a tortured scream of anguish: 'America is lost!' But what if that was a primal howl of relief instead? Part of what makes reading the voluminous essays of George III so refreshing is his instinct to retreat to the safe confines of historical perspective to assuage his anxieties. For the king, other 'Antiquarians' were simultaneously sources of frustration and solace. While he knew, for example, that historians had long argued about whether it was the Saxons or the Normans who introduced 'Feudal Institutions', he also knew that both sorts of arguments could be correct: 'we may safely aver by both to explain this'. This proclivity for perspective also provides modern historians with plenty of provender for their own projects. While the king's essays on governance and history—which ranges from a treatment of the Original Nature of Government to a Short History of England—offer quite a bit to consider about more traditional subjects like the law, property, and politics, they also contribute to our understanding of more far-flung topics. There is even material for those like me who study topics like transatlantic Indians. But before we flesh out the possibilities of the full collection (or at least the slice of it I am considering here), let us return to the essay that shouts the loudest.
For an essay that begins with an exclamation, the bulk of the 'America is Lost!' piece seems to either be a cowed post hoc rationalisation of a colonial order gone awry or a reasoned assessment of a decidedly difficult situation. I vote for the latter. For George III, it seems that questions of commerce were more pressing than questions of governance or political power. Rather than refer to the rebelling colonies by name, the king employed commodity labels—Sugar, Rice, and Northern (read North of Tobacco). As he concludes, 'we shall reap more advantages from their trade as friends than ever we could derive from them as Colonies, for there is reason to suppose we actually gained more by them while in actual rebellion'. If we read that line and the more famous opening line together, George III seems to be making a reasonable assessment. And if we place this most famous of essays in conversation with some of his other writings, a new sort of monarch emerges. One who is both deeply concerned with historical questions and who offers historians of the early modern Atlantic world a wealth of opportunities for their own inquiries and analysis.
As you would expect, a monarch has more (much more) to say about governance. Yet the foundation for these beliefs on governance emerge from a particular understanding of history. For George III history is a progression. Though the 'first rudiment of the state' began as a 'purely domestick' affair, eventually, 'When many Familys came to reside it together it could not be long before some head…gain'd Authority over the rest'. The only logical conclusion to this process, of course, was either 'Monarchy, or a Republic'. According to the king, 'the world grew more civiliz'd & society more perfect & All History confirms the truth of these progressions'. Indeed, George III draws a distinct line between the 'Antient Britons' who lived like 'Nomades in Tents, without Towns or Citys' and who subsisted on 'Milk & roots' and more modern and 'civiliz'd' peoples
For my own research interests—southeastern American Indians—seeing this information confirmed in the handwriting of George III allows for a more nuanced interpretation of early cross cultural encounters in the Americas. What does it mean that British officials frequently labeled indigenous leaders 'kings' instead of something less…progressive? What about the British Monarch's meeting with indigenous peoples in the 1760s? Did he view his visitors as analogues of 'tribal' Saxons? Or as something a bit more evolved? These papers offer the possibility of a perspective on those meetings that historians could have only wished for until recently. While I think George III would lump me in with those Antiquarians who 'have laid great stress' on the wrong sorts of questions, this small peek into his way of looking at the world could change things for all manner of scholars.
RA GEO/ADD/32/2010-2011, Essay on America and future colonial policy, [?1784]. Royal Archives, Windsor.
RA GEO/ADD/32/914-917 and RA GEO/ADD/32/957-995, Essay and draft essay on government, [1756-1780]. Royal Archives, Windsor.
RA GEO/ADD/32/1039, An Essay upon the Original and Nature of Government, [1746-1805]. Royal Archives, Windsor.


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While big fuss has been made , quite rightly , about nine-year-old Matthew Berger and his discovery last month of a fossil hominid in the Cradle of Mankind - we have our won young Indiana jones right here in in the Easter Cape.
Thomas Lord , 12 , is a weekly boarder at Cradock Primary school , and he lives on the family farm Alicedale near Hofmeyr. Whenever he gets home for the weekedn , he jumps on his quadbike , collects a few of his friends , the farmworkers; kids , and goes hunting for fossils.
Word of his keen eye and his all consuming passion of fossils has spread , and one of South Africa's senior paleontologists , Dr Billy de Klerk of Albany Museum in Grahamstown , has on two occassions visited him to examine his finds.
De Klerk is planning a third trip in July to excavate Thomas's latest and most exciting discovery- a handful of bones of what seems to be a Dicyodont called Kannemeyeria , a mmamal-like reptile , the sixe of a juvenile hippo , which lived some 235 million years ago ( about 10 million years before the dinosaurs).
Only about a dozen good Kannemeyeria specimens have been discoverd ever, including one by Thomas's grandfather Willoughby , in the same area, and another by Marjorie Courtney-Latimer of coelecanch fame near Tarkastad.
Kannemeyeria is also significant find because it and other memebrs of the Dicynodont ( which means "two dog-like teeth") family mark an evolutionary transition point. They existed during the tail-end of the Beaufirt Era and were the last reptile line , which then gave way to true mammals , with hair and the baearing of live young.
Thomas chated to The Herald from the school secreatary's office after he was caleld to the telephone. The unassuming youngster said he had " always liied dinosaurs" but real interest in ancinet bones started when he was about five when his Dad gave him a fossil for a present. Further inspiration came when his parents allowed him to turn an outhouse into his own natural history museum- and then he met Dr De Klerk.
While most youngsters from farms have fair knowledge of wildlife and the environment , not many are interested in bones he conceded.
" I suppose they think its stupid but i think it's cool".
Thomas's father David farms cattle and sheep which always means a sprinkling of livestone bones dotted aroudn the veld.
But these are quite different to fossil bones , he explained.
" A fossil is heavy like a rock and it is more brown in colour".
After travelling out to a particular spot on the quad, the young fossil hunters alight and tramp up the dongas where it is most likely that bones will have been exposed by erosion , he explained.
They found the Kannemeyria about 3km from the Lord homestead in an area called Vlekpoort, which is also where a much younger fossil a 36 000 -year-old hominid skull , was discovered , in 1962.
The Hofmeyr Skull is believed to have belonged to one of the earliest human residents of this area.
The Kannemeyria was embedded in the one slope of a gully and there is a possibility some of the bones would have rolled into it. But the hope is that a large part of the skeleton can be retrieved by careful excavation.
Situated int he centre of the Eastern Cape in arid Karroo grassland , Hofmeyr is great fossil country , De Klerk said.
Thomas clearly has a good eye but , more thanthat , he is attuned to fossils, able to pick up their texture , colour and shape even against a confusing background of rocks.
Collecting fossils is illegal without an SA Heritage Resources Agency permit so Thomas has been doing so under the aegis of De Klerk.
With the help of his mother , the boy then brings his frinds in to Grahamstown. he made his last visit during Scifest and also got a chance to examine De Klerk's own collection.
De Klerk said he had known himself by the age of 10 that he wanted to be a paleontologist , and it was wonderful to see the same passion and certainity in Thomas.
SOURCE : THE HERALD , 11 MAY 2010 www.theherald.co.za/article.aspx?id=561592


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The Fourth of July is about remembering our nation's important history; it's also about celebrating with friends and family — creatively expressing our love of country and just having fun! Here are some great activities to help you get into the holiday spirit!
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There certainly has been a lot of talk about Alexander Hamilton lately. The renewed sense of interest in the Founding Father is largely due to a recent musical bearing his name. In honor of the chief author of The Federalist Papers, here is a quiz about the man whose face adorns the $10 bill. How well do you know Alexander Hamilton? Enjoy! Take the Quiz!
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Lexie's question: How do you incorporate Make Up with skins undertones?
Answer: Lexie, everyone has an undertone of either warm, cool, or neutral. I believe you were neutral when we did your masterclass. Now I always say there are no rules but it is found that if you go with the same colors below, based on your skin's undertone, that they can look the most flattering on you. If you go opposite sometimes the colors can jump too much or appear to flashy! Here is the undertone breakdown with the colors from my most popular post!!!
Cool= Pinks, Lavenders, Roses, Reds, Pure White, Silvers and Greys. Think Jewel tones.
Warm= Peaches, Yellows, Golds, Oranges, Greens, Coppers, Browns. Think Earthy tones.
Neutral= you are lucky, you can get away pretty much with both!
Lexie's question: How can you apply eye shadow that is loose powder without it getting on your face or making a mess?
Answer: Good one Lexie!!! Many girls out there have the same frustration as you do. Loose eye shadows or also known as pigment powders can be a huge mess. I love using them though because they can be a lot more fun and dramatic than a regular eye shadow. They can also have a lot more glitter and sparkle. There are a few things I do that will help. First you want to make sure you are using a nylon or synthetic haired brush. They hold the mica/shimmer better and wont sweep it all over the place like a animal haired brush. Also you can get the brush slightly wet. A wet brush will hold the powder on the brush better, keeping it from falling on the face. When applying the powder to the eye, use a pressing motion, rather than a sweeping back and forth. I promise it doesn't fall as much. Next it all depends on the skin. If skin is dry or has no tack to it powder just falls right off. I love using concealer, foundation, or eye shadow base on the eyes first really thin to get the shadows, especially loose ones, to stick. I have also been known to use nude lipstick shades on the eyes first and it makes them stick well. I hope that helps and if all else fails... Do your eyes before you do your complexion... Then if anything falls its easier to clean up and you don't have to redo all of your foundation and concealer.
Lexie's question: What is Eye Shadow made out of?
Answer: Lexie, eyeshadow is made up of a whole lot of ingredients that most people can't pronounce. All of these ingredients make up the 3 main ingredients. Powder Base, Mica Pigment, and Powder Binder. Powder Base is made from mostly talc it can come in all colors and is ground really fine. Mica is where the shimmer and texture comes from. An Eye Shadow that is matte has no Mica usually. The Powder Binder is usually sprayed into the powder base and mica which makes the powder stick together and pressable. Lets make some when I come visit!!
Lexie's question: Why do you have to take off your MakeUp every night?
Answer: MakeUp usually wont make your skin worse as long as you are taking it off daily. Make sure you cleanse/tone/moisturise am and pm. All make up that you wear during the day will start to form bacteria due to body heat and other natural conditions. GROSS!!! Bacteria causes break outs! I tell all the celebrities that your pillow is not a make up remover...no matter how tired you are!!! While you are sleeping your pores sweat out toxins that your body is trying to get rid of. Make sure to once again Wash/Tone/Moisturise so that they don't get mixed in with your Morning MakeUp!
My niece Lexie is wearing make up. At 12 it started with brown definicils mascara, 13 was eyeshadow and bronzer, you are almost 14 Lexie... hmmm.... what's next? I'm pretty sure not as much as in this photo shoot, but remember, we didn't use any foundation or any black liner or shadow and still got dramatic just like I taught you. I'm starting a side column called LESSONS 4 LEXIE / TIPS 4 TEENS so that putting on make up isn't so scary... Scary looking! HA!!! You are beautiful Lexie with and without make up. I'm glad you know that first! Keep your questions and your friends questions coming! I'll answer another one every week. We will shoot some tutorial footage soon!


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Photographing Challenging Features
Shoot: Full Figured Subject
Photographing Challenging Features
Shoot: Full Figured Subject
Lesson Info
Shoot: Full Figured Subject
All right, so, let's start with bad and move towards good. And just a couple of those key points. And take one step right here, perfect. That is perfect, Ben. She's also a photographer, so she knows. Okay, great. So, too low of a camera angle, flat foot, hands not doing anything. Okay. So, thank you. Okay, you know, it's, the body's going to be squar, not super curvy, not drawing attention to where I want ould like the attention to be. So, can you do me a favor, can you turn to your right? Kick your weight on your hips way back, perfect, lean your chest forward. And so right now, she's putting her hand on the waist so it's a little bit more defined, looks great, perfect, all right. So I'm going to keep my low camera angle, and I'll at the end pose with that hand. So just to the side for now. Okay, so, getting better, because turn the subject to the side. All right, so it's narrowing. By the way, just to give you an idea, all right, don't judge, I'm gonna stick my stomach out okay? I do...
n't know if you can tell, but all right, so here we go. Oh, because it's a flowy skirt, okay? So, some people if you face them straight on towards camera, they're going to look widest, right? Some people. However, other people, depending on their body type, if you turn them to profile, they'll look largest. 'Cause people have different body types, and they hold their weight in different places. What I often do is I don't want them straight on, but I don't want them to the side, so what I usually do is let's say there's a stomach here. I rotate them back until the stomach is hidden by the shape of the body. Does that make sense? It's not sticking out, so the contours are smoother. So I'll do that, I'll turn them to the side, and then bring them back right until everything is hidden. Okay, so, she kicked her weight back. Now, lean your chest towards me. All right, so leaning chest towards me, you're going to see more attention to the face, a little bit more definition to the waist, see how the waist is significantly more defined than this shot? Like, there's not too much of a waist there, whereas here there is. But then I can also get at a higher camera angle. I'm gonna show you the lens choice thing. If I, this first shot, I'm gonna get the higher angle at, let's see. Let's do 70 millimeters, at a higher angle. Okay, all right. This next one. Okay, so it didn't do too much. Right, I didn't see, I mean, there's a little bit of change, I got a little bit higher, a little more attention to face. However, if I get up, let's go to say third, we'll say 50-35, and lean your chest way towards me. Chin out and down for me. I don't know if you can tell with the dark dress. You might be able to tell. Okay, it's exaggerating, the face is gonna look a little bit bigger, and now lean so that you feel like you're gonna fall over. Okay, good. And then chin out and down just a little bit more. Good, okay, all right. So the face is going to get a little bit larger, more attention. So it's like you figure out what your balance is. Do you want more attention to the face? Oh, at some point, does the face look too big, a little bit too wide? You can back off, it's that, what's the right angle? But this whole thing can also occur if sometoen's leaning on a couch or on the chaise. What's nice about that is if somebody's concerned about their midsection on a couch or a chaise, you can also have it kind of turned away from camera, and you can change your camera angle. So I've got a bunch of other things on this. Notice also, a little bit of shading for jawline to narrow the face. If I want to put the light off to the side more, I can create more shadow.
Class Description
Photographers are tasked with flattering every subject that steps in front of their lens. Typically, those subjects are everyday people, not professional models. This can mean working with some challenging features along with varying degrees of confidence. Canon Explorer of Light and well-known fashion photographer Lindsay Adler walks through understanding the face and body as well as the photographic tools available to you make your clients best side shine. These features could range from a pronounced nose, large forehead, glasses, asymmetrical features, or defined wrinkles. In this course Lindsay will walk you through:
- How to analyze a face and draw attention to the strengths within it
- Posing and lighting techniques for challenging facial features
- Posing and lighting techniques for the skin and body
- Retouching tips for skin, glasses or discolored teeth
- Class Introduction
- Analyzing the Face
- Light and Skin
- Science of Light
- Direction of Light
- Fill Light
- Demo and Shoot: Analyzing the Face
- Demo and Shoot: Distance of Light
- Demo and Shoot: Distance from Subject
- Round Face Considerations
- Shoot: Round Face
- Double Chin Considerations
- Shoot: Double Chin
- Shoot: Big Forehead
- Big Forehead Considerations
- Pronounced Nose Considerations
- Shoot: Pronounced Nose Considerations
- Uneven Features Considerations
- Shoot: Uneven Features
- Shoot: Large or Small Chin
- Pronounced Wrinkles Considerations
- Shoot: Pronounced Wrinkles
- Shoot: Uneven Skin
- Oily Skin Considerations
- Shoot: Oily Skin
- No Curves Considerations
- Shoot: No Curves
- Full Figured Subject Considerations
- Shoot: Full Figured Subject
- Shoot: Glasses
- Balding Considerations
- Shoot: Balding
- Retouching: Wrinkles
- Retouching: Uneven Skin
- Retouching: Brighten Face & Whiten Teeth
- Retouching: Large Forehead
- Retouching: Round Face
- Retouching: Oily Skin
- Retouching: Full Figured Subject
Sharma Shari
This class was amazing! It was great seeing a demo class with real people. As a wedding photographer that specializes in offbeat/non traditional couples, it is always good to see how I can enhance all my clients beautiful features, and make them feel their best and confident when I am taking their photos!
a Creativelive Student
I was so excited to get the chance to learn from Lindsay live, and this course did not disappoint! The techniques she shared were insightful and straightforward. I felt like seeing them on different subjects throughout the day really helped to cement the concepts and grow my photography tools to bring out the best in those I'm photographing. I'm not a studio photographer, but the ideas apply in natural light as well.
maria manolaros
Great class! Impressive amount of tips on posing, lighting and photoshop techniques , a real good no nonsense approach by superb teacher. Numerous amounts of thumbs ups


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It's been two crazy days! 1.200 people from all over Europe had followed the call of the pirates to colourful and rusty scrapyard Odonien in Cologne. What happened there can only be fully understood by those who witnessed it. One thing is clear: The fourth Pirate Summit as well as the new event format, Pirate Camp, have proven (again) to be one of Europe's hottest tech events; definitely, however, the most unique one.
On Wednesday Pirate Camp kicked off with sunshine and great expectations. Besides startup founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, freelancers, hackers and students joined this first time meeting.
Together with the team of Founder Centric from London, Till Ohrmann and Manuel Koelman had organized a day full of insights, discussions, innovative session formats and activities such as upcycling and graffiti to keep energy and creativity flowing. Pirate Summit on Thursday lived up to the day before, being more intimate. International startups, more than 120 investors and speakers such as Klaas Kersting (flaregames), Mike Butcher (TechCrunch) and Evan Nisselson (LDV Capital) came to meet, talk and connect. Pitch startup viblast convinced the jury most also won over ProSiebenSat1 accelerator and is being accepted into their program €25.000 – for 5% equity.
Honestly, I don't know where to start… I am exhausted but beyond happy!, Pirate Summit co-founder Till Ohrmann states and smiles. We've been working on the Pirate Week for months, have created new ideas and got new people on board. The core of what has started as Pirate Summit four years ago is still here, though. We offer a place to meet like-minded and helpful people and most importantly to make new friends. I know this sounds cheesy but the pirates have become a big, crazy family and this family keeps growing bigger.
Dvir Reznik, CMO of meekan (Israel) stated that -The Pirate Summit is an incredibly cool event that totally lived up to our expectations! It is a great opportunity to mingle with the European startup scene.
Tomorrow Exec I/O, an event series started by the pirates in 2013, will be the third and last happening of Pirate Week. Focussing on the topic mobile, founders and executives from hand-selected startups, active investment managers as well as experienced corporate executives will discuss current trends in terms of mobile innovation, strategy, technology, and design. As always, networking and meeting the right minds is essential for the series.


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This lawsuit has been filed against Jiang Zemin, the former President of China and other functionaries of the PRC, accusing them of genocide, crimes against humanity, torture, murder and the severe bodily harm of Falun Gong practitioners in the period between 1999 and 2003. As Johannes Rau commented in Nanjing: "Human rights have a universal meaning". In September 2003, the German Federal President went on to say in a statement about human rights that was given in front of approximately one thousand students and professors at the University of Nanjing: "If it concerns a persons fundamental rights to life, freedom, and the protection from torture, arbitrary imprisonment and discrimination, the prerequisites for being able to walk upright basically cannot be compromised." The submission of the lawsuit that has been prepared for November 2003 in Germany stands on this intellectual background. This lawsuit focuses entirely on the crimes of Jiang Zemin and his followers, who do not represent the Chinese people or the Chinese state.
Punishment for Human Rights Transgressions in China:
On November 21st 2003, a criminal lawsuit was filed in Germany's highest court in Karlsruhe against the former president of China, Jiang Zemin, and other functionaries of the PRC. Plaintiffs are forty Germans, Chinese, Irish, Canadians, Australians and U.S. citizens. The suit accuses the defendants of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, murder, torture and serious bodily harm, amongst others against Falun Gong practitioners, in the period between 1999 and 2003. Sixteen defendants have been named outright. Others, who are unnamed have also been included in this 86-page indictment as parties directly or indirectly involved with these accusations and who have participated or caused to participate in the torture and abuse of Falun Gong practitioners. This criminal complaint graphically outlines fifteen of these cases in detail. These have occurred in police custody and in forced labour camps.
The suit had been delivered to the Federal Court in Karlsruhe, accompanied by two volumes of documentation, including additional testimony from well-respected human rights organisations, such as Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch together with documentation of the deaths of 818 Falun Gong practitioners to date.
It would be desirable to work in clear legal terms about the torture and death cases in China itself. But, in spite of the German-Chinese legal dialogue; China still is far removed from implementing a rule of law.
Witnesses to these crimes and family members of the victims are being threatened and frequently become persecution victims themselves. Judicial exposure to those criminal acts that were committed at the hands of these state functionaries in China is not possible. Even the efforts of human rights organisations in China have been forbidden. International legal tribunals have no jurisdiction for criminal acts perpetrated there.
That is the reason that the victims are filing suits in European countries, such as in Belgium, France and Spain as well as in other, non-European countries. Since at least June 30th 2002, Germany has such a valid law on the books. It is the "Voelkerstrafrechtsgesetzbuch," pertaining to victims of human rights abuses, making favourable redress for those affected. This law, unfortunately, has not yet been tested. The application will bear out if the language of this law will withstand the deeds in question i.e. if actual punishment can be meted out.
The Federal Court in Karlsruhe is the highest instance in cases of genocide and crimes against humanity in Germany. The plaintiffs hope that this higher court will not accept the status quo regarding human rights abuses in China and that the court will commence enquiries against Jiang Zemin and other accused parties.
The German court system does not permit legal processes in the absence of the accused, and it is questionable if any of the accused will be present on German soil anytime soon. But, considering a previous lawsuit brought before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the German criminal justice system has an obligation to clear up as soon as possible these accusations before the court.
As soon as possible, the defendants that have been named in the lawsuit against which reasonable assumption of guilt exists, must as soon as possible be served with an international arrest warrant. This has already happened in instances of criminal activity by the Argentine military, a suit that had been filed with the Federal Criminal prosecutor in Nuernberg-Fuerth. That makes the accused acutely aware of their future travel plans.
German enquiries into these accusation will encourage judicial enquiries in other nations into conducting their own investigations, to collect these findings and perhaps, at some future time, to locally begin criminal proceedings in China against those guilty of human rights crimes.
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My name is lisa, I am a 30 year old veterinary nurse and I have two beautiful children, Jacob 18 months and Evie 5 years old.
I would like to start by giving you a quick insight into my journey with Hip dysplasia and my PAO surgery with Mr Marcus Bankes on the 14/01/2014
As a child I suffered with pain in my left hip, which did not improve with physiotherapy. I was eventually diagnosed with over tight tendons as I was also pigeon toed. At around 11 years old I underwent a psoas tendon release on my left hip followed by a tensor facalata release at age 15. Eventually with months of rehabilitation I learnt to walk again without the aid of crutches. Although I wasn't pain free I was now mobile enough to pursue a career in veterinary nursing.
Over the years I suffered with a lot of pain in my left hip but I put this down to the previous surgeries.
In June 2013 I started to suffer with severe back pain and right groin pain, to the point I could hardly get out of bed in the morning and looking after my children was becoming difficult. I was referred to a spinal surgeon who requested x-rays of my pelvis and spine. He advised me I had very uncovered hips bilaterally (both sides) and that to compensate for this I also had a lordosis of my spine (inward curvature of the spine) which was putting pressure on
my facet joints. He treated my facet joints with steroid injections but advised me that he
couldn't do anything more to help me until I had my hips treated.
In November 2013 following evaluation by a hip surgeon and diagnosis of bilateral hip
dysplasia. I was referred to see Mr Marcus Bankes as he felt I was an excellent candidate for
PAO surgery (Periacetabular osteotomy).
On the 22/11/13 I went to London to be evaluated by Mr Marcus Bankes, a leading PAO surgeon. Following MRI and CT scanning he confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral hip dysplasia but also diagnosed a right labral tear and hypo mobility with a score of 6. He felt this was why the pain in my right hip had significantly increased and my walking distance was now down to 15mins with severe pain. He advised that I was an excellent candidate for bilateral PAO surgery but advised me of the possible complications, so I could have all the information before making a decision. I decided to go ahead with the surgery and we booked for the right hip to be done on the 14/1/14.
Being an active mum with two young children I was extremely worried about how I was going to cope and I had been advised that I would require 6 weeks of constant support. I was lucky enough to have a very supportive husband and family and although my husband and I had separated a couple of months earlier he said he could take alternate weeks off to look after the children and I, if my mum could helping out on the other weeks. I also had some friends who were able to help out with school runs if we needed them too.
My plan over the following weeks before surgery was to lose some weight, although I wasn't very over weight I felt It would be better for my health and recovery if I did. I also ordered a wheel chair and practiced with some crutches as I knew I wouldn't be allowed to leave hospital until I could go up and down stairs safely. I started to take a multi vitamin containing iron and ate iron rich food such as broccoli and red meat, on the advice of my surgeon. This was because one of the complications with PAO surgery can be heavy bleeding and if I could build up my iron reserves, hopefully I wouldn't require a blood transfusion post operatively.
I am now 4 weeks post pao and I have set up a face book page called My PAO Journey. The aim of my page is to give an insight into my recovery from pao surgery. I hope this will help and support other people trying to decide if surgery is right for them.
I am also trying to raise awareness of DDH. I feel that raising awareness of this condition and educating people on correct swaddling of babies, is vital in preventing years of unnecessary pain and surgeries that could easily be avoided. For people suffering with DDH due to hereditary conditions or for no known cause, it is very important that they realize that they are not alone and can talk to other people who have undergone major surgery, in the pursuit of a more active pain free life.
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Lisa you are an inspiration. Keep fighting, as you always do. We are all here for you xxx
Wow reading this is just like me. I too am 30 with 2 young children. Had problems with my hips and back since I was a child. Always and still am pigeon toed. About 8 years ago I was seen in hospital finally about my problems and after scans etc they said there was nothing they could do. I believed them so left it at that. Now I have moved to a new area and due to my job I am suffering badly every week so been yet again been referred to hospital but thankfully they have listened to how I am suffering etc. seeing my specialist on Friday and they have mentioned about an operation. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel and I am so happy something is being done. Thank you so much for sharing your story, you are an inspiration. I wish you a speedy recovery :)
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What was the hardest part of recovery
How did you recover from your pao. How long did your surgical pain last. I am now 11 months post left hip pao and am still in a lot of pain. I can only do so much in pt because of pain and inflammation. My hips are so inflamed and I've been icing, resting and taking my anti inflammatories but none seem to be helping.
How's is the pain
Hi Lisa or anyone else that has been through PAP surgery! Wondering if anyone still has issues 2 years post surgery and if so what they are!!? I'm a personal trainer and so very active and I'm having some issues but unsure if they are normal and no physios seem to be able to tell me as I'm guessing the surgery isn't that common?


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Kidd's Kids Day 2013
Kidd's Kids Day 2013 on Mix 93-1 is Wednesday, October 23rd. Kidd's Kids Day is the one day out of the year that Mix 93-1 and Kidd Kraddick in the Morning set aside to raise money to help send kids with a chronic or terminal illness to Walt Disney World. This once in a lifetime experience for many of the kid involved and it's made possible by the generous donations that are made by the listeners of the morning show.
Mix 93-1 will have representatives scattered throughout East Texas on Wednesday the 23rd from 6a to 9:30a collecting money so that this trip becomes reality for deserving kids, including kids right here from East Texas!
Mix 93-1 will be set up at select Tyler Burger King locations and Whataburger locations in Longview. Look for the Mix 93-1 logo'd tables and make that donation, any amount you can give is very appreciated. Every single dollar that is donated goes to making this the most memorable trip ever for these kids and their immediate families. In addition to the kids going on the trip, their parents and any siblings get to go too.
For those kids with a chronic or terminal illness, this trip is a mini-escape from their normal day to day routine (although some of their routine will continue) but at the same time this trip is for the family and siblings. Often time siblings of special need children don't receive the attention that is required, so this trip makes them feel special too.
Everything on this trip is 100% paid for by the generosity of the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning listeners. Southwest Airlines donates the plane, but all park passes, meals and souvenirs are provided and bought by the donations that are given. Mix 93-1 looks forward to seeing you drive thru our drop off locations on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6a to 9:30a.
Mix 93-1 Kidd's Kids Day 2013
Burger King - Tyler:
- S. Broadway (across from the Cadillac dealership)
- Hwy. 31 W @ Loop 323
- Hwy. 64 E @ Loop 323
- Hwy. 110 (in front of Super 1 Foods)
Whataburger - Longview:
- 4th St. @ Loop 281
- Spur 63 @ Hwy. 80
- Loop 281 @ Cotton St. (near Lear Park)
Meet the East Texas children that will be joining around fifty other kids on the trip this year!


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Play your hand at the economy with these popular new board games
While Monopoly has its fans, it seems a little old-fashioned and based on the idea that being a ruthless landlord and land-grabber is the way to win. And even though the Nintendo Wii is gaining such popularity that it might be surpassing board games in popularity, not everyone can afford the steep price.Here are a few games, both online and played at the table with friends, that take a new look at the recession. Some even aspire to teaching cooperation when dealing with finances, and they're all a lot cheaper than a video game. You may even learn a thing or two about economics.
- Crunch is a new satirical card game inspired by the credit crisis that is popular in Britain. It's available online and is scheduled to hit independent retail toy stores in the United States in July.
It's a bit odd in that the way to win is embezzling, or taking cards off the table, without the other players realizing you're stealing. If you're caught, you lose a valuable trust card. It sounds like the Monopoly banker palming a few $100 bills during bank transactions.
Crunch was made by the same three people who made the game "War on Terror" in 2006, which was banned at toy fairs for being too controversial.
- The Settlers of Catan is one of the most popular new board games in Europe and fosters cooperation among players in a free-market economy. It can be played online, and an instructional video helps set up the premise.
- The Bailout Game is an online game that is probably best played by yourself, although probably not at work. If you do play it at work, especially at a bank, turn off the sound. The goal of the cartoon-like game is to go around the board and save the U.S. and the global economy by not getting caught by the recession.
It's probably the most educational game on the economy, with entertaining videos and good advice from Greenspan. The game may take awhile to play with all of the interaction, but it's worth at least a quick tour to learn something about the federal bailout. If nothing else, it's fun to see banks burn to the ground if you deny them a bailout.
Aaron Crowe is an unemployed journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read about his job search at www.AaronCrowe.net


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