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9:43 pm, July 21st, 2017 - 23 comments
Categories: climate change, disaster, Environment - Tags: civil defence, flood, state of emergency
Civil Defence have declared states of emergency in Dunedin, Otago, Waitaki and Timaru and evacuations are happening in some areas. Keep safe folks.
Advice from TS commenter Sabine,
essentially if you live in an area that you might have to evacuate, have your survival bag (papers, cash, bank cards, photos, stuff) ready, have a 5-10 gasoline tin to take, have torches, have your animals chipped and registered, find out your nearest evac centre (good luck with that in AKL – as the civil defense will let people know where to go in case of – yeah, not making that up) and have a plan ready with your whanau on how to meet up should you all be in different parts of town due to work/school etc.
Also find out if there are shelters that will take pets, as a lot of time that is not allowed.
If you worry that you might not be at home at time of an emergency set up a system with locals to check on pets, but also to check on people who might be housebound.
RNZ overview (9pm Fri) and live coverage.
Severe rain & wind is expected to affect much of the South Island over the next 24 hours. Plan ahead. #DriveSafe https://t.co/9OO7LkibKS ^LT pic.twitter.com/IHcwxy0DOW
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Canterbury & West Coast (@WakaKotahiCWC) July 21, 2017
King tides around NZ 22-26th July. 2nites high tide coincides with strong 💨 & 6m 🌊 sth Dunedin coast. Heightened inundation + erosion risk pic.twitter.com/vEk9ox59hf
— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) July 21, 2017
A view of the atmospheric river as of late Fri eve- plume of moisture curling thru the South Pacific toward NZ. Think rivers in the sky… pic.twitter.com/CxP0spCFXt
— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) July 21, 2017
Updates (midnight Friday)
Dunedin Civil Defence Emergency Management controller Sue Bidrose has said in a media conference that based on information available indicates "this will be one of the biggest floods on record on the Taieri [River]".
It's currently flowing about 1200 cubic metres per second, 100 cubic metres per second more than the level at which authorities usually open the flood gates.
Emergency services have evacuated homes near the river's upper ponding area.
"They're just evacuating the last of the cattle and as soon as those cows are moved then they will be opening those flood gates," Bidrose said.
Residents on Gordon Rd spillway have also been told to leave their houses.
The increase in flow (cumecs) on the Taieri River, compared to past 7 days and last 180 days,
Nòt good. Be safe.
"survival bag (papers, cash, bank cards, photos, stuff) ready, have a 5-10 gasoline tin"
Sort of a limited list. I'd suggest: Prescription drugs, warm clothing and bedding, a day or two's supply of water & food, rain gear, a radio, cell phone. Move vegicle out of flood zone BEFORE you need to.
stuff my friend.
and frankly if you are being evacuated chances are that you can't take bedding and food and stuff, as shelters only have so much space.
your list works if you self evacuate and have a place to go.
I would consider myself as a prepper, we have a generator, gas cooking facilities n all sorts o shit should armageddon hit tomorrow.
however, when my mother in law got flooded in the last floods the most important tool at our disposal was a borrowed canoe. With the help of that canoe we managed to paddle onto the paddock and get her, hubby and the kid living there out of the second floor window and to safety at least for the time of a shower, washing and feeding. She stayed cause of her pets which she could not take to a shelter. The bloke who got us the canoe also rescued the tied up dog that was left behind by the neighbourgh. (he never came back to claim the dog and the property is so stuffed it has to be demolished)
It depends really how much time you have, how fast the waters come – they got flooded within less then half an hour – roadworks/bridgeworks literally build a damn and then the river burst. Now way you gonna pack two days of food, n shit, by the time you are done your car is underwater. Oh, that was already done when they woke up to see that the house was 2 meters underwater. But she had her handbag with all vital paperwork, she had the pictures of her family, her fathers medals from the war, and some of the smaller wood/greenstone carvings from her husbands family. She lost a lot of stuff. All three cars were the first thing to go.
So you really need to be differentiating as being evacuated by emergency services, one bag and stop, or if you are self evacuating. Two different scenarios.
it's going to be a long and cold night for some.
Lots going on.
btw – shift-i to go stratospheric
edit: https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/10hPa/orthographic=-214.39,-45.58,672/loc=-163.568,-32.300
btw – shift-i to go stratospheric
Just looking at the south pole 10hpa sudden stratospheric warming event following the Forbush decrease (when the coronal mass ejection hit earth)
Excellent graphics there.
Should have seen the ABC news tonight, NZ disappeared under a mass of that white Stuff. Early I got a SMS from my folks saying got to Nelson only just via the Lewis pass and brother at Mayfield got his duck feet on.
Great to hear those 300 Territorials in Dunedin getting in to it today.
There would be a lot more Territorials called out if it wasn't for pervious National, Labour and this current mob attitude towards the defence and rural NZ. For example the Nationals ECA of 1991 and the huge cuts to defence during that time almost wiped out the Territorials and since then a large number of TF Depots have close and units have merged or disbanded like NZ Scottish, 31 and 32 Battery all 3 were South Island TF units.
Depots Closed under both National and Labour since 1991 in the South Island
Central Battery in Dunedin across the Rd from the Beach Hotel and KAH is now the main depot in Dunedin
Westport , note the Greymouth depot is open but for how long?
And there is some doubt is to weather the Nelson depot will soon close as the land on which the Nelson depot sits on has been sold by the National government.
The TF in rural NZ are the backbone for all rural townships Civil Defence emergency plans and the face of NZDF in rural NZ
What can us northerners do to help?
Climate change is here.
Wow just watched a video of Taieri plains or series of lakes more like. Ive seen it bad down there and lived through it and this one is bad. Kia kaha.
"Southland region appears to have escaped the heavy rain and flooding that has badly
affected the Otago and Canterbury regions.
Although the Mataura and Oreti Rivers reached broadcast levels during the night they
have mostly peaked and the rain in the headwaters has eased. Environment Southland
will continue to monitor the river levels in case of snow melt occurring.
Emergency Management Otago have issued this update:
4:50 am SATURDAY 22nd JULY 2017
Update #5
Over 200 properties have been evacuated across Otago overnight, with the majority
being in the Dunedin City and its rural communities. All state highways across the
region are closed and there are numerous local road closures. Steady rain is
continuing to fall in Dunedin, where access to the Otago Peninsula is cut off by
several major slips.
Otago Group Controller Scott MacLean said conditions have eased in the Waitaki
District, where four homes were evacuated in Oamaru last night and another four in
The major area of focus currently is Outram on the Taieri Plain near Dunedin, where
around 100 homes have been evacuated and more householders have been warned to be
prepared to evacuate if conditions change. Civil Defence teams are also going door
to door in parts of Mosgiel to advise residents that surface flooding may cause more
homes to be evacuated.
Further south, the Clutha District Council activated its emergency operations centre
last night after flooding affected a small number of properties in Milton, Lawrence
and Waitahuna. Teams also sandbagged the shopping area in Lawrence and went door to
door in low-lying parts of Milton, advising householders that they may need to
evacuate if conditions worsen.
Otago Regional Council flood managers are continuing to patrol and monitor rivers
across the region. The biggest impact currently is on the Taieri River, where flood
levels at Outram are at the second highest level ever recorded, at 1825 cumecs and
the river was still rising at 4.30am.
The Manuherikia River peaked at Ophir last night, at the fourth highest level on
record. One property was evacuated from Oturehua.
Other rivers which have stabilised and are now only rising slowly include the Silver
Stream, Water of Leith and Lindsay Creek in Dunedin; and the Tokomairiro and
Waitahuna Rivers in the Clutha District. The Waianakarua, Kakanui and Shag rivers in
North Otago have peaked.
Delta has advised that there are power outages in Berwick, Henley, Leith Valley, Mt
Cargill, Swamp Summit, Maori Hill and Woodhaugh."
Wondered how you were getting on Robert. Now you are a councillor you can keep a close eye on all this with good info. I'm saying a prayer for you down there.
If I have any influence it will help you all!
gonna be a busy day for the volunteers.
And don't forget that while the volunteers come to help you their own house might be also under water.
So if anything, people who want to do something, might go and join the voluntary forces of NZ?
Yep tomorrow is today. We are living in it now! It is happening now! Let's hope enough people realise the truth of the situation.
Climate by definition is a 30 year period, weather is today and tomorrow.
which means what?


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By Chand Bellur
May 25, 2020 at 6:09 p.m. PT
- Apple's diminutive iPad mini launched back in 2012, providing a smaller-sized, lower-priced tablet computer.
- The current fifth-generation iPad mini debuted in the early Spring of 2019.
- Rumors suggest that Apple may refresh the iPad this year, perhaps with a larger screen.
iPad Mini: More Portable and Powerful
Tablets are frivolous yet indispensable devices. Between a smartphone and notebook computer, most people have all of their bases covered. Tablets, an in-between device, were first sold as content consumption devices. Now, Apple is trying to sell the iPad to professionals, with some success.
The iPad mini follows a similar evolution as the iPhone. Apple introduces a new device, with only one model. Over the years, they create different tiers of devices. Sometimes their products differentiate based on screen size. Other times, professional or "Pro" status, designates the superior model.
The iPad mini isn't an iPad lite. The current iPad mini features an A12 Bionic processor, compared to the iPad's A10 Fusion chip. You can get a faster iPad by opting for the mini if you're not put off by a smaller screen. Both devices are approximately the same price. The iPad mini offers more power and, with a newer processor, will outlast the 2019 iPad.
Despite the iPad mini's impressive initial sales, the device has lost favor amongst consumers. Apple still takes the product seriously. Its an opportunity to reuse many common Apple parts, such as the processor, camera, and networking components. It's no surprise that rumors suggest an iPad mini refresh in early 2021.
New iPad Mini Coming in 2021?
Even though Apple refreshed the iPad mini in early 2019, experts believe it's almost time for another update. Reliable Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo states that Apple will release a new iPad mini in early 2021. The device will feature an 8.5″ to 9″ display, with an almost bezel-free design, similar to the iPad Pro.
Of course, such a design necessitates Face ID, again in line with the iPad Pro. With slimmer bezels, there's no room for a Home button. Since the iPad mini's specs outclass the iPad, it's no surprise that Face ID may adorn the next diminutive iPad.
Mini LED technology may find its way into the next iPad mini. According to Kuo, Apple is working on an iPad mini that uses Mini LED technology. This new display allows for better image quality, with more control over backlighting.
Some corporations already have products with Mini LED technology. Apple tends to take their time, to ensure not only quality but also quantity. They need to find manufacturers who can supply hundreds of millions of components. Apple can't afford to have a highly defective product, so it tends to be conservative and innovative with new technology.
As we move closer to 2021, rumors will solidify around Apple's new iPad mini. If the rumors are true, it could possibly replace the standard iPad. After all, if you can pack a 9″ screen in a small package, the standard iPad becomes a weak and unappealing offering.

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The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Belarusian Medical Solidarity Foundation appealed to the Red Cross organizations on the issue of discrimination by the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BORC)
On October 18, 2022, the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BORC), doctor Dzmitry Shautsou, spoke on the STV channel about gender identity and sexual orientation. His comment contained discriminatory and stigmatizing theses, in particular, that "non-traditional relationships between the sexes" are a "mental illness" that "needs to be treated."
Report to the Investigative Committee on the murder of a Roma woman (identification of the motive of hatred; in ru)
About the engagement of the delegation of Belarus in the dialogue with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
As part of the 94th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva, the report of the Republic of Belarus on the implementation of the commitments under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was considered. Civil society has also outlined their vision. The report prepared with the participation of BHC is available here.


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The core service includes; guided visit of the chosen location, wine tasting of at least five types of wines, professional explanations.
All the wine tours can be done by private transportation with driver, lunch either in the chosen location or at a local restaurant and guided visit of the surrounding town and match with all tours or excursion.
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Spend some time in, on or around boats, and you're bound to be asking these questions:
Have they left the dock yet?
I wonder where the kids are with the boat? Do you think they're going too close to the rocks or going too fast?
Who's out on the water right now?
A start-up based in Nova Scotia, Canada called Swell Advantage thinks it has the answer. Swell Advantage recently launched a location based social network for boaters designed to make it easy to find and track your friends out on the water while allowing for privacy on land. The iOS app allows you to see your friend's location, heading and speed.
"We knew we wanted to build tools for boaters" says Iaian Archibald, co-founder of Swell Advantage. "As part of the process we talked to a lot of boaters from different types of boating. They were into the navigation tools and safety features we want to build, but their eyes really lit up when we started to talk about being able to find each other out on the water."
Initial reactions to the app have been very positive. Iaian, along with co-founder Craig Sheppard, say that there are active pockets of users, especially in their home province of Nova Scotia. According to Craig "We've built a network so that means that it takes users interacting with each other through the app for it to work. The exciting thing is we're starting to see little communities of boaters all over the world start to use it."
Swell Advantage is not just building a social network. They have already started to add unique tools for boaters. For wind or muscle powered craft, Swell Advantage calculates effects of currents and wind on the boat, better known as drift. As Iaian says "I spent years as a kayak guide in Clayoquot Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, a real high current area. It's not always apparent the amount that the current is effecting the boats. We're excited to have figured out a solution that'll help people in kayaks, SUPs and sailboats in tough situations."
Thing are moving quickly at Swell Advantage with an Android version that should be out by the end of August, and the guys have a lot of features planned. Iaian and Craig are excited about adding traditional charts, as well as new twist on marine charts.
Craig breaks it down: "…originally there was a shift from paper charts to hardware plotters, and then a shift from the hardware plotters to handheld devices, then mobile devices. But throughout all of that what they've been doing is taking those traditional charts and carrying them along to every step of the way. And so again what we're really trying to do is re-imagine the information that the user needs at that time, because it's a much smaller screen. So why don't we present the information that's useful to the user at that exact time."
Although they will not say exactly what these new tools will look like, Swell Advantage seems to be set on making waves in the world of boating apps.
Swell Advantage is available for download in the Apple App Store and they expect the Android version of the app to be released around the end of August. For further information about the company you can check out their website at http://www.swelladvantage.com


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99.99%, by weight, of all the pesticides we consume are naturally-occurring.
That's a pretty amazing statement, isn't it? It comes from a paper about dietary pesticides that was published in 1990, and referred to the American diet, but it's almost certainly still not far from the truth – pesticide use, despite what some of the crazier corners of the internet will tell you – hasn't increased significantly in the last 26 years. The authors of the paper concluded that "the comparative hazards of synthetic pesticide residues are insignificant" and it's a valid point. Many of these natural pesticides – chemicals which plants use to defend themselves – have never been fully tested, and some of them are actually well-known toxins.
Plants have been on this planet for a very long time, 700 million years give or take, which means they've had an awful lot of time to evolve defences. Some of these are physical, like thorns or spines, but chemistry plays a key role.
For example, one of the most common toxins is solanine. It turns up in potatoes which, as any good gardener will tell you, are part of the nightshade family. Yep, like deadly nightshade. But don't panic, it's mostly in the parts of the plant we don't eat, namely the leaves and stems, with only very small amounts found in the skin and virtually none in the flesh.
Unless, that is, your potatoes are exposed to light. Then the tubers start producing lots of extra solanine (and another alkaloid called chaconine), as a defence to stop the uncovered tuber from being eaten. At the same time, they produce extra chlorophyll, which causes them to turn green. The chlorophyll is harmless, but the solanine most definitely is not. It causes vomiting and diarrhoea, and can even be fatal – although this is really only a risk for people who are undernourished. Still, if your potatoes have turned green its safest to throw them out, since cooking doesn't break the toxins down. Even if they're not green, if they have a bitter taste it's safest to get rid of them if you don't want to risk an extended visit to the porcelain throne.
But solanine is just the tip of the lettuce. Capsaicin (the stuff in chillies) also evolved as a defence mechanism to repel and kill insects, and there's evidence that it may be carcinogenic under some circumstances. 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA) is another chemical which is found in corn, wheat, rye and other grasses and which has been shown to cause carcinogenic changes in human cell lines. Then there are all the various substances in herbs and spices, such as tetradecanoic acid in nutmeg, pulegone in peppermint, carvacrol in oregano and eugenol in cloves, nutmeg and basil.
But not to panic. None of these chemicals are dangerous in the quantities that we usually consume them. And neither, while we're here, are the really teeny, tiny amounts of synthetic pesticides that we might be exposed to. So just relax and eat your greens. Well, not if they're potatoes. You know what I mean.
Anyway, there's one substance I haven't mentioned yet, and it's a biggie – it's something most of us consume on a regular basis. In fact, it might be the source of over a gram of naturally-occurring pesticide a day, and few of us even give it a thought.
What is it? Coffee. Yes, your daily dose of americano is a veritable cocktail of chemicals. As the dietary pesticides paper points out, "13 g of roasted coffee per person per day contains about 765 mg of chlorogenic acid, neochlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and caffeine." A single espresso shot uses about 8 grams of ground coffee, so a mere two shots will take you up to best part of a gram of chemically-goodness, and who restrains themselves to two shots a day?
But there's good news. Some of these substances could actually be beneficial. Chlorogenic acid appears to moderately lower blood pressure. Neochlorogenic acid might actually help to prevent certain cancers, as might caffeic acid (although results are mixed in this case).
And then, of course, there's caffeine itself – the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. It has umpteen (technical term) effects not the body, both positive and negative, the most famous being its ability to keep us alert and awake. It's performance-enhancing and its use was at one point restricted for Olympic athletes, until 2004 when officials decided to remove those restrictions – presumably because they were proving impossible to enforce.
But caffeine didn't evolve for the convenience of humans, although we have, of course, played our part in farming and selectively-breeding plants. No, it originally evolved to paralyse and kill predator insects. Basically, to stop the plant being eaten which, from the plant's point of view, is quite important. Interestingly, there's evidence that it evolved separately in coffee, tea and cacao, suggesting it really is a pretty advantageous thing for a plant to make. But in case you're wondering, it's broken down by UV light, which explains why it's not used as an insecticide spray on other plants.
So, if you're worrying about pesticides with a cup of coffee in your hand, you can stop. You're probably consuming more pesticide, daily, than you will get from carrots in your lifetime. Drink up!
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There are more ways to build a table than with a flat surface and four vertical legs fixed beneath each corner. 'On a String' demonstrates just how minimal you can make the supportive structure of such a piece, all the while maintaining sturdiness.
OK Design has two models of the furnishing in a larger and a smaller size. It can be used effectively as a kitchen table, a desk or a platform to hold a broad range of objects and facilitate several different tasks. It probably best suits a minimalist interior theme with its fine lines and frame and its thin tabletop.
The option of black linoleum with black tubing or a white laminated surface with white tubing reinforces its clean modernist aesthetic. However, for a bit of fun, the 'On a String' table can be strengthened by a cord of a different color.
'On a String' Has an Apparent Fragility Despite a Substantial Stability
Amelia Roblin — January 23, 2013 — Art & Design
References: okdesign.dk & blog.leibal


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Don't put away that Venge just yet…
It's 7:53pm in the evening, thank you Lady Redundant Woman, and I'm sitting on the couch, having eaten my pizza dinner (with butter/Parmesan cheese/garlic crust – oh, sweet Baby Jesus) and having had my evening cup of coffee, and I am thoroughly content.
I went for a long (for a weeknight) ride with my friend, Chucker and it was just what the doctor and the shrink ordered.
It was a warm one today. Upper-70's by the time I suited up and headed out the door. The wind was whipping out of the south, but I didn't care. Sunny and upper 70's, there's only one bike I'm taking.
Typically speaking, I'm a speed freak, or at least my approximation of a speed freak. I'm only so fast but I can only take so much 'slow'. It is what it is, I've simply accepted that… and my limitations. I like to go fast.
Every once in a while, though, I hit that perfect day to cruise and enjoy it, and I do. That was last night.
Tuesday night was a fast, wet, cold mess. Just gnarly. Wednesday night was the polar opposite. Warm, sunny, windy, easy and fun.
I left for Chuck's a bit early and ended up doing a couple of laps around his subdivision till he was ready. I very well could have just sat in his driveway and waited, or gone in and waited but we're only going to have so many nice days before it's time to embrace the horror and start riding the trainer. As with any other year, I want to go into the off-season knowing I've ridden every last mile I could before packing it up. I figured we'd ride at a comfortable pace, but I didn't expect Chuck to walk out the door and announce that it'd be a sllllooooowwww day.
And slow it was. The wind was healthy from the south in the 10-15mph range but rather than draft, with the exception of two or three miles dead into the wind, we spent 21 miles riding side-by-side talking about current events and work. It was a perfect active recovery ride in the warm sunshine.
Chuck and I parted ways around 6:30 and I pulled into the driveway with 24.6 miles at a 17.3-mph pace.
I thoroughly enjoy this part of the season, at least when we get to ride with Michigan's crazy weather. All of the real hard riding is over for the year. Now it's just time to get a hold of the diet and enjoy the miles as they go by. Another month and some change and we'll be hoping for a day above freezing with no rain or snow so we can take a break from the monotony of the hamster wheel.


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Japanese Legends
30th Anniversary Tour
plus special guests SO COW
What about this new album then?
'Super Group' is the 14th album from Shonen Knife, released in the UK on DAMNABLY. The CD features exclusive artwork and bonus live tracks recorded from their first UK show in 15 years at the Brixton Windmill in 2009.
"When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert." Kurt Cobain
Who are Shonen Knife?
The groundbreaking all-female Japanese, pop-punk trio formed in Osaka in 1981, when Naoko first heard late '70's punk-pop like The Ramones.Inspired, the band crafted their own idiosyncratic songs, fashioned brightly coloured outfits and DIY albums. In 1985, K Records released 'Burning Farm' in the US. Deals with Sub Pop and various Majors followed. 1989 saw the crème of the alt. rock scene (including Sonic Youth, L7 and Redd Kross) covering their favourite Shonen Knife songs on the tribute album 'Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them'. They toured with Nirvana (on the 'Nevermind' tour), The Breeders and as part of Lollapalooza. They recorded sessions for John Peel and appeared on MTV's 'Beavis and Butthead'. Shonen Knife were the first Japanese act to break through to the west, and they remain one of the most influential. Almost 30 years on, a few line- up changes and 15 albums later, they're still as super-punk-pop rockin and fun as ever. The band will play All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Matt Groening in May, as well as a UK/Europe Tour.
What does it sound like?
Infectious, kooky songs on a variety of offbeat topics. From the inevitable ego clashes in a 'super group', the misnomer of immortality ('Pyramid Power') to the joys of outdoor cooking ('BBQ Party'). From sugary-pop to uber-heavy rock that sounds like Motorhead in Wonka Land, Super Group is full of youthful exuberance, yet delves into the mysteries of life from deer parks to the nature of stardom. It's deep, it's light, it's super-mental pop-punk ROCK. Totally original and outrageously loveable.
What do you need to know about this record?
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The Villainess That Was Once A VRMMO player - Chapter 40.3
It was neither a sunlit terrace with pastries and tea, nor a reception room with soft sofas, but a simple office with only a simple reception set and a large desk with bookshelves.
A man rose from his large office desk, approached me quietly in the backlight of the large window, and spoke softly.
"…that look."
The dark-haired young man, who muttered something incomprehensible, suppressed his speech as if in a rush, and then looked at me again.
"Are you Miss Carol of the Arceides?"
"Yes, Your Highness Camille, isn't it?"
After confirming this, I showed him my curtsy, which I had learned over the past five years, and as he led me to a sofa, he blurted out, "You're so small".
I know I'm small, but…. But…I had a feeling that I had seen him somewhere before.
Where was it? Did I ever know such a grown man before? Well, I think I once met a dark-haired boy on the terrace of a castle at night, but he seemed kind and cheerful, which was different from the impression I had of him neglecting his fiancée for five years.
As Maia lined up with the line of attendants next to the door with a frightened look on her face, Camille, sitting directly in front of me, saw the expressions on Maia's and the attendants' faces and let out a faint sigh.
"I'm sorry if I've caused you some discomfort. The ladies need to be there to consider my position."
Well, even I could understand what it would mean to have a subhuman fiancée in the Caenista kingdom, where human race supremacy was the norm.
I could understand, but it would be a different story if it made us look bad. Nevertheless, should I suppress the magic I was spreading a little?
Perhaps noticing the change in the air, Camille-sama smiled with a boyish face.
I feel…strange.
"Mistress Carol must have been bewildered as to why you were suddenly engaged to a man nine years older than you when you were still a little girl. I have no intention of doing anything to you. I don't have the power to do anything about it now, but if you are unwilling, I will see if we can break off the engagement before you come of age, though not immediately. You must stay with me until then."
A decent…person? Either way, I honestly didn't think it would matter since I was planning to gather my strength and leave this country by the time of the graduation event…but it really feels weird.
After saying that, he had his attendants prepare fine pastries and tea, and then went back to his work.
I guess you could say that he left me alone, or perhaps he really only had political concerns about my engagement, and this time he was just creating an alibi for meeting with me.
That was fine with me, but I was also bored with simply passing the time. The attendants continued to stare at me, but when their eyes met mine, they turned away, and I couldn't touch the snacks because I didn't know what was in them.
Would an hour be enough? Just as I was starting to feel sleepy with nothing to do, a piece of paperwork from Camille-sama's desk fell softly at my feet.
"What is this…?"
A simple income and expenditure report for the Arceides frontier territory? It looked like a part of it.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
When Camille-sama looked up, one of the attendants came over to retrieve the document. I restrained her with my hand and took it to Camille-sama's desk by myself.
"What is it?"
"Camille-sama, there is no such department in Arceides territory, you know?"
I motioned for Camille-sama to look at the paperwork.
A heavily armed unit to protect residents from large creatures like wyverns was supposed to have been in operation for seven years in the Arceides frontier territory adjacent to the Devil's Forest, and a good budget was spent on it, but I have never seen such a unit.
After the wyvern, a huge worm appeared five years ago, but it only harmed the Knights, and they were able to escape. It was just a random occurrence.
"In that case, they don't need the grant from the special budget line, do they?"
"I see …but, are you certain? It's your family home, isn't it? Would it be alright to betray your family?"
Master Camille asked. I looked him in the eyes, a little sad, though I doubt he was trying to accuse me of anything.
"Because I have been struggling to survive since I was a little girl without their help."
"…I see."
Master Camille, who had realized this, averted his gaze from me and muttered something. He must also have been through something similar.
Both of us had our lives threatened by our families.
"…We are scheduled to go on an inspection tour to the frontier next month."
I was about to hand over the papers and return to the sofa when Camille-voice sama's called to my back, and when I turned around, his eyes were fixed on me.
"Are you coming with us?"
Nn~~…? Could he be planning to do something?
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Philippians 4:6-7– Keep calm and pray…always!
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
There is something very antagonistic about being told to "calm down" when you feel angry, annoyed, or anxious. This short phrase tends to have the opposite effect on me when I'm feeling stressed – and I suspect most other people –and I tend to respond with a short, sharp "I AM CALM!" on a good day, and perhaps something less polite on a bad day!
This bible passage starts with the command to "rejoice in the Lord always" and "not be anxious about anything", which can elicit a similar response to being told to "calm down", especially when our lives can be consumed by stress and worry.
How can we rejoice and not be anxious when it feels like the world is falling apart around us?
Paul's instruction to "rejoice" is not empty words of advice, or a head-in-the-sand type of approach where "everything will work out in the end if you keep your chin up". He is not telling us to be "happy" either. Happiness is not the same as joy. You cannot be happy when you are suffering, but you can have joy.
Happiness is a fleeting emotion and joy is a deep seated contentedness and confidence in the love God has for you. God doesn't promise happiness to those who follow Christ, but he does promise peace and joy.
Paul says that the way to deal with anxiety is to pray.
"…but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God"
Notice that there are three components to prayer in this verse. Prayer, petition, and thanksgiving.
PRAYER – Paul is talking about entering into the presence of God and filling our hearts and minds with Him. We are to soak our minds in God's presence which is why he says "in everything". We should be so in tune with God through prayer that every aspect of our lives can be brought to him in a continual conversation through the Holy Spirit.
Bringing ourselves before God helps us to refocus and get perspective. Freedom and release from anxiety comes when we spend more time thinking about who God is, rather than how big our problems are.
When we spend time in the presence of God we realise our sinfulness and are brought to a place of repentance. When we hold onto worry, we are saying to God that he is not big enough to deal with our sins. This is why he commands us not to worry and is so eager for us to deal with it.
PETITION – This is the aspect of prayer where we make our requests know to God. This isn't a shopping list of wants that we submit like our monthly expenses claim, but an earnest seeking of God for answers to things that are on our hearts.
Having come to God in adoration and worship, our requests should be more in line with his heart and his will for us, because frivolous and selfish requests will be shown for what they are. When we pray and ask God for things that are in line with his nature and will for our lives, amazing things happen.
We need to learn patience and perseverance in prayer, especially in an age where everything is instant. We need to wait on God for his timing and the answers to our prayers. He very rarely does things to our timescale and we mustn't worry when we think he hasn't heard our petitions, or is not giving us what we think we need.
THANKSGIVING – If we are not careful we can fall into the habit of always asking but never showing gratitude.
If we are coming to God with an attitude of worship and adoration, this should flow naturally out of our prayer life, because we will be in awe of all he has done for us.
Thanks needs to be made as you make the request. It is not simply gratitude for the prayer that he answered last week. It is a prayer of trust and thanking God for what he is going to do, and thanking God for what he has done through Jesus.
A thread that runs through all these aspects of prayer is obedience. These instructions are not suggestions – they are commands and are quite specific. Rejoice, pray, do not be anxious. This process begins with obedience and when we follow these commands, we will find peace in God.
What is the result of this prayerful approach?
When we come to God with our anxiety and worries, prayerfully presenting our requests to him we with thanksgiving we will have "the peace of God which transcends all understanding"
"TRANSCEND" – means "to be or go beyond the range or limit of something" God's peace is far bigger and better than anything we can grasp or image. When we give our worries over to him in this way he overcomes our anxiety and "guards our hearts and minds"
It is filling your heart and mind with the truth of the Gospel in Christ Jesus and allowing the Holy Spirit to work.
THIS IS THE KEY – "IN CHRIST JESUS" Without Jesus, we cannot have this relationship with God and find peace. If we look back at Genesis and the account of Adam and Eve, they broke the perfect relationship and peace that they had with God, by ignoring his instructions not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The perfect relationship of peace was broken, but Jesus restored this on the cross. We now have access to God through the sacrifice of Jesus and the Holy Spirit living and working in us.
The night before Jesus was crucified he said to his disciples:
John 14:27 – "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you, not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful"
He was about to be put through an agonising torture and death and yet he was able to speak about peace in the midst of his turmoil. Matthew 26:38 says that Jesus was "overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death". His anxiety was so great that he sweated blood! He prayed in his hour of greatest need (John 17) and presented his requests to the father.
He identified with our anxiety and gave up his perfect peace, by allowing himself to be separated from His father, taking on the sin of the world so that we might have everlasting peace.
That is the astonishing message of the gospel of peace! Although we still live in a world where we face anxiety and worry, we can have confidence that if we stay close to God and walk in step with him, we will have peace and joy.
Anxiety can cripple us and be a huge barrier to peace and joy if we don't allow God to deal with it. Take a step of faith in dealing with any anxiety or worry that you may be carrying with you. God doesn't want you to be anxious, so bring you worries to him in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. If you are obedient to this advice your hearts and minds will be guarded in Christ Jesus and you will find peace that transcends understanding.


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Here are some statistics showing an increase in the number of active shooter incidents that have occurred in hospitals.
Number of Incidents in Hospitals: Total US
- 9 per year (for the period 2000-2005)
- 16.7 per year (for the period 2006-2011)
The definition of an active shooter incident, and the security measures that a hospital might consider are discussed in this commentary.
Source: Adashi, E.Y., and Cohen, I.G. (2015, Feb. 26). Hospital-based active shooter incidents: sanctuary under fire. JAMA. Retrieved from http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2174624 Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050, email@example.com
Filed under: Disaster preparedness, Emergency department, Patient safety, Posted by Kim Garber | Tagged: Active shooter incidents, Active shooters, Firearms in hospitals, Guns in hospitals, Hospital security, Weapons in hospitals |


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French Minister of European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau, on a visit in Bucharest from January 9 to 11, will discuss with Romanian officials about the summit in Sibiu and about the support France is granting the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
"Nathalie Loiseau, the Minister of European Affairs, is in Bucharest from January 9 to 11, in the context of Romania's presidency of the Council of the European Union. The minister will be welcomed by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and will meet with the Minister Delegate for European Affairs, George Ciamba," shows the site of the Embassy of France in Bucharest.
The French official "will voice France's support for a successful Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union, which has major stakes on the table," the cited source highlights.
"The Romanian Presidency will have to finalize the review of the European asylum system, taking into account the principles of solidarity and responsibility, and to advance the discussions on the EU budget in the period 2021-2027, paying close attention to reconcile traditional policies and the financing of new priorities," the site of the Embassy of France further informs.
Moreover, according to the cited source, France expects the Romanian presidency to make progress in areas such as social Europe and the fight against terrorism.
The Minister's visit comes as "the extension of the recent meeting in Paris between the President of the Republic and his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis, on November 27, last year," the diplomatic mission specifies.


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Spouse Had An Affair? 2 Tips To Get Your Marriage Back On Track Again
If your spouse had an affair but you do not want to get a divorce, there are many things you can do to get your marriage back on track again. It does take time to build your trust back again and your spouse has to be willing also. Below are two things you can do so you can prevent getting a divorce.
Go to Marriage Counseling
One of the most important things you can do is go to marriage counseling. A counselor has an unbiased view of your marriage and they can see where the problems are. Because your spouse had an affair there are likely things going on that you may not see on your own.
You can hire a professional marriage counselor. Make an appointment with someone and talk with them. This can give you a feel on if you and your spouse feels comfortable with them. This is important as you will be talking about some very personal things in your life.
There are also religious marriage counselors that you can find through your church. These counselors use a Biblical view on marriage principles to help you get through this bad time.
If your spouse is not willing to go to counseling go on your own at first. The marriage counselor can give you some tips on how you can get your spouse to go. Check out Tim Robbins Counseling for starters.
Write Notes
If you have a hard time communicating with your spouse this may be one of the reasons they strayed. Instead of speaking to them write them love notes. This could be a long note filled will your feelings or you could write small notes to them.
Leave loving affirmations for them throughout your home where they will find them. Do not go overboard on this, however. Start out writing the first note and then sit down and talk to your spouse about what you wrote. If you opened up more in your note than you ever have face to face this will help your spouse see you differently.
You should also ask your spouse to write a list of things they love about you and things they don't and you do the same. This may show you things that you did not realize you were doing so you can make some changes.
You should continue your counseling and trying to get your marriage back on track on a continual basis.


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The next few weeks on the blog are basically anything goes as we Blog Free or Die Hard. Freedom, carpe diem, etc. This week I picked a WWII thriller because I didn't think I could handle two Polanski films in a row. I do really love Chinatown, though. Our film for the week is the nonsensically titled The Man Who Never Was.
As usual, find Christa's review here!
The Film:
The Man Who Never Was
Where to Watch:
Netflix (US)
The Premise:
Those sneaky Brits come up with a plan to mislead the Nazis about where the invasion of Sicily will occur.
The Uncondensed Version:
Based on the introduction, this film is going to be super melodramatic. These two military dudes are talking, and the younger dude (Montagu) gets stuck with the job of tricking the Germans into thinking the invasion of Sicily will be somewhere else (NOTE: I was trying to place the younger guy, Montagu, and I finally Googled him [bad librarian]. He's that really sketchy journalist in Laura!)
Even though he is apparently a reasonably important naval commander, Montagu seems to have a staff of two to accomplish this. But maybe that's normal for the military, IDK.
Staff = assistant Pam and this lieutenant who is also an assistant. I felt he wasn't particularly important in this film, so I didn't really make an effort to figure out exactly what his role was. Pam is def important, along with her roommate of loose morals, Gloria Grahame. Obv Lucy/Gloria Grahame is American b/c no Englishwoman would have such low standards of morality. It sucks to be Lucy as the dude she's dating is a pilot, and she is way more into him than she'd like to admit.
But back to the military strategy side of things. Montagu decides he will fool the Nazis by planting the body of a downed pilot off the coast of Spain. This is Operation Mincemeat, aka one of the worst codenames for a military operation in history. There are two major obstacles to overcome for the plan to work: 1. Montagu needs a body, and 2. The strategic meeting pretty much exists for all of the important military dudes to criticize Montagu's plan and person.
However, Montagu eventually manages to wrangle a body from a Scotsman. He and his crew have to spend quite a lot of time deciding what the pilot should be carrying: passport, love letters, picture of Gloria Grahame, etc.
After Montagu sets the body on its way, he is troubled, which you know because there are shots of him thinking about the ocean while everyone else is laughing and having a jolly old time.
Surprisingly, things go according to plan, and the Greeks or Italians or whatever find the body. (It took me a while to figure out what nationality these '50s people were going for, but it's Spanish.)
In a dramatic twist, a Nazi spy arrives in London and starts stalking Gloria Grahame. Will GG be able to fool the Nazis, save England, and preserve life as we know it? (Sorry, Christa, I just stole your blog technique.)
I'll give you a hint: GG comes in really drunk and starts reciting Tennyson and half-assedly playing the piano and crying.
The Rating:
3/5 Pink Panther Heads
I expected this to be a bit more on the thriller/film noir end of the spectrum, but there were quite a lot of lengthy logistical discussions. Ex: there was a scene where Montagu was rubbing a letter on a cabinet to make it look old, followed by a discussion about why exactly he was doing so. Not the most gripping dialogue in the history of cinema.
And, typically, Montagu ends up with a medal and GG doesn't even get a fucking mention.
Have you read Christa's review yet? Well, why not? You can find it here!


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I can't remember if I talked about this before, but I've been given a new job . It's a great little thing – I run a distribution area and supervise the warehouse of finished goods and shipping to customers. It's a relatively simple exercise if I'm honest – mostly making sure people stick to the processes and trying to improve the processes themselves. Of course, you sometimes get problems to solve along the way, but it's OK.
I looked at the company I work for, took a moment to think and then came up with this little manifesto for how I want to be. This isn't my multi-million selling idea, it's a simple one which I believe holds the key to me not sticking my head up my bottom when I'm supposed to be leading the people who work in my team.
GRACE – we need much more of it. As a world, grace is a concept of which we see little practical application. From world leaders striking deals over climate change policy, to banks, to footballers negotiating their pay, we see a lot of greed and self interest but very few people willing to give up something for no gain. Yet when we deal with other people on a daily basis, it is often the small favour here or there that makes everything flow. I'm not talking about oiling the wheels in a corrupt and greedy fashion, but just making the lives of those around us easier rather than more difficult. This goes up and down the chain of command as far as you can personally reach. Do not be afraid to cut someone some slack now and then.
OBEDIENCE – I come to work every day and they pay me. The least I can do is meet their expectations of me. If those expectations are unreasonable, that's a different thing to them being irrelevant. Sometimes you just need to get on with the job in front of you. If my team see me obeying my manager and the rules in place around the factory even when I disagree with them, they will be less inclined to ignore my instructions. The only reason I'd ever break this is where my action or inaction would be illegal or unsafe. Any misgivings I might have need to be raised with the person issuing the instructions, not used as an excuse to avoid the task in the first place.
ACCEPTANCE – People are idiots. Some are more of a liability than others. Accept this. Do not use it to make excuses for them, but realise that they will let you down. Be reasonable. That way when you stuff everything up in a big way, they won't be able to turn around and add to the feelings of failure by showing you what a hypocrite you are. Accept the mistakes and work to correct them. Make it OK to approach you with a problem or a dropped ball. Otherwise, you risk having bad work hidden by scared or apathetic team members.
LEADERSHIP – I don't know quite what this looks like yet. I'm too busy taking care of the other three. We have expectations placed upon us as a team, and individually. Every one of us turns up to work every day to complete our allotted tasks. The actual leadership has little to do with babysitting the process and much more to do with keeping people motivated and engaged. Then you can take some decisions and move forward, knowing that your team can see what you're trying to do and will be honest with you.
One day sometime in the future I will look back and suspect all this stuff I just wrote was navel-gazing twaddle. Until then, it's the best I have. I'll let you know if it gets me anywhere.


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Study on Williston building collapse continues
Authorities continued their investigation Friday into the collapse of a salt and sand shed under construction that injured four workers at the new Williston Public Works Department complex.
Four workers from Neagley & Chase Construction Co. in South Burlington were on the roof as the final truss was being moved into place when the structure gave way at about 1:45 p.m. Thursday, the Williston Fire Department said.
There was no official cause of the collapse as of Friday afternoon, according to Williston Firefighter Prescott Nadeau, the department's public information officer.
EARLIER: Four injured in Williston building collapse
"Investigators from multiple different agencies converged on the site this morning and with the assistance of Williston Fire Department Tower 1, were able to attain the necessary photographs and information to complete their preliminary investigations," Nadeau said in a phone interview.
Officials from Neagley & Chase, the general contractor for the project off Industrial Avenue, did not respond to phone messages Friday.
Investigators from the Vermont Division of Fire Safety, which studies structural and code concerns, were among those on scene Friday, said Joe Benard, the regional manager. They will continue their work Monday, he said.
Benard said the department's structural engineer was among those at the scene. He said the photographs and reports will be reviewed.
Bernard also said an inspector from Vermont's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which looks at worker safety issues, was on site. Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan did not return phone messages.
Nadeau said insurance representatives for the town of Williston, which bought the property earlier this year, completed a site visit.
As of 3:15 p.m. Friday, all the investigators had left the site, and the property was turned back over to general contractor Neagley & Chase, Nadeau said.
There were conflicting reports about the status of the injured. The Williston Fire Department said it had been told by Fletcher Allen Health Care the four had been discharged by 9:30 Thursday night.
Benard said he had heard on Friday that at least one and possibly two of the injured workers had been held overnight. The names remained unavailable Friday.
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A Chinese national was sentenced to 46 months in prison for her role in smuggling to China sensitive space communications technology during a hearing Monday at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana.
Si Chen, 33, of Pomona, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which restricts the export of some goods and technology to foreign nations.
Chen also admitted to money laundering and using a forged passport in order to carry out what federal prosecutors allege was a plot to secretly send items with military applications to China.
"The smuggled items could be used in a number of damaging ways, including in equipment that could jam our satellite communications," United States Attorney Nick Hanna said in a written statement. "We will aggressively target all persons who provide foreign agents with technology in violation of U.S. law."
Among the items Chen was charged with sending to China were components commonly used in military communications "jammers," according to the U.S. Attorneys Office, as well as devices worth more than $100,000 that are used in space communications applications.
Prosecutors say that to cover her tracks, Chen undervalued the equipment on shipping paperwork, and received payments through an account held at a bank in China by a family member.


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Another week has flown by. (Anyone else feeling the weird time warp that is quarantine/coronavirus/2020 extra hard right now??) It was a busy weekend here of DIY and paint, paint, paint.
If you haven't yet checked out Part 1 of this master bedroom saga go do that now! If you follow me on Instagram you already have some idea of what I've been up to the last few days. If you missed it — go check out my Master Bedroom Highlights to get caught up.
All caught up? Ok…that was a bit of a dirty trick to tease you with the color block paint color, wasn't it? I would have done that anyway to save it for the blog reveal, but the fact that I don't love the color made a black and white filter a must.
Remember that I planned to tackle three projects in the bedroom to give it some more style:
- creating an accent wall behind the bed using wood trim
- using a color block to make a statement around the bench
- adding window treatments to the window
DIY Board and Batten Accent Wall
I started on Friday by asking my IG friends for an opinion. I was debating between doing picture frame molding on the bed wall or board and batten.
While 61% voted for picture frame molding…I ended up with board and batten for an important reason. Our bed isn't centered on the wall because my husband's nightstand is wider than mine, and there's not enough room on the wall to center it. Because of this I wasn't sure how to make picture frame molding work. I didn't want to put it up based on our current furniture and make it asymmetrical. This furniture isn't my favorite, and I don't want to be tied to keeping it long-term.
I also really like the look of board and batten, and feel like it's appropriate for our 1920's Craftsman. Once I had graphed out the dimensions I laid out a potential plan using scrap lumber I had on hand.
Then it was time to hit the store. I went to Menard's because they have reasonably priced lumber in a variety of sizes (and an 11% rebate!). I knew I wanted to use mostly primed MDF to make the finishing process easier. I did end up buying two pieces of unfinished select pine for the top board and shelf because I wanted sharp corners and all of the MDF pieces have rounded edges. I could have run the MDF through my table saw to cut off the rounded edges, but I decided to quickly prime the pine instead.
In addition to the lumber I used the following supplies (which I already had on hand):
Nail gun and 2″ nails
Miter saw
Wood filler
Sanding block
It took me most of Saturday (I did sleep in and enjoyed dinner/Netflix night with the hubs) to create the plan, shop and install all of the wood pieces. I also filled the nail holes and caulked the seams.
I chose the height of the top board based on the height of the door casing for Chad's closet. The trim for his closet door isn't actually finished (eek), but there was one piece of door casing up on the left side of the door. I'm actually glad that I put off that task because I was able to extend the top door casing and miter it on the corner to meet the top of the board and batten.
I did add a small board above the original baseboard to have a clean surface for the vertical pieces to sit on top of. I used a laser level to ensure the top board was level on the wall. There's actually a 1″ difference in height (!) from left to right because the floor isn't level?? Wow. Gotta love an old house. This meant that I couldn't do quick cut of all of the vertical pieces because they were all different heights.
At the end of the day I really struggled with the decision to paint the trim the same color as the wall, but I'm glad that I did. Our furniture is all a creamy white, and I didn't want it to blend in to the wall.
Sunday it was time to sand everything smooth, make sure there were no nail holes visible and paint. I painted everything SW Oyster Bay, including the closet trim. I wanted it to blend into the wall and not stand out.
Color Block
Also on Sunday I tackled my color block idea. I was hoping to create an area around the bench that would add some impact and tie together everything in that corner. I used a pencil and string to create a half circle on the wall that would extend slightly past everything hanging in that area. Then used a level to draw a straight line down each side to the baseboard.
Then I taped it off, using little pieces of tape to cover the curved portions. The trick to getting a clean line is to add caulk to the inside edge of the tape. I just wipe it on with my finger all along the edge. You want it to seal the tape, but not create any visible texture or ridge on the wall.
I knew I wanted to use a lighter color than the walls, but wasn't sure what. Here's where I made a miss-step. I should have spent more time considering colors and taking samples home. I literally ran into Lowe's on Sunday with my Oyster Bay covered paint brush in hand, grabbed a few options, sent a pic to a friend and went with her first choice. In less than ten minutes. Lesson learned.
I went with Sonya Orange from Sherwin Williams HGTV Home collection.
So I don't love it. But I'm going to live with it for awhile before I repaint. Luckily it was a quick project that only cost $13 so not a big loss. Maybe I'll choose a new color. Maybe I'll just cover it up with Oyster Bay and forget it ever happened. What do you think?
Window Treatments
Many of you suggested floor length curtains for our only window. I was hesitant about them because I worry that floor-sweeping curtains end up being dog hair collectors, but I knew it was the right design choice. We'll see if I end up hating myself for it.
Call it kismet, but copycatchic's daily mail on Friday showed a pair of West Elm curtains and an Amazon dupe. It felt like a sign so I ordered three pairs! A beautiful peacock blue, a rusty orange and the mustard.
The blue didn't look good with my wall color, and mustard won't arrive until this Thursday. I threw up the orange and am living with it this week. I'm sure I'll ask you to help me pick between this and the mustard on Thursday in my IG stories. Or maybe I need a different curtain all together? Decisions are hard.
By the way….shout out to my husband for hanging the curtain rod for me. I was busy painting and he volunteered to take that off my to-do list. Of course we thought it would be quick and easy, but things in an old house rarely are. A trip to the hardware store, two broken screws, a snapped drill bit and lots of cursing later (I did my entire color block in the time it took) we have a sturdy curtain rod in our plaster walls!
So my master bedroom has a bit more style now. Still on the fence on the last two pieces of this puzzle, but in LOVE with my board and batten wall. Would love to hear your thoughts!


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The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast is currently on hiatus. We plan to be back soon!
In this week of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, we are wrapping up our content from The End of Mental Illness 6-Week Live Class and Challenge. In this episode, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen answer some important questions about concussions, hormones, and leaky gut, and then tell the story of how a disturbing event at their church led to a health revolution across the country.
Daniel Amen, MD:
Welcome to the Brain Warrior's Way podcast. I'm Dr. Daniel Amen.
Tana Amen, BSN RN:
And I'm Tana Amen. In our podcast, we provide you with the tools you need to become a warrior for the health of your brain and body.
The Brain Warrior's Way podcast is brought to you by Amen Clinics, where we have been transforming lives for 30 years using tools like brain SPECT imaging to personalize treatment to your brain. For more information, visit amenclinics.com.
The Brain Warrior's Way podcast is also brought to you by BrainMD, where we produce the highest quality nutraceuticals to support the health of your brain and body. To learn more, go to brainmd.com.
Dr Daniel Amen:
Hi, this is Dr. Daniel Amen.
Tana Amen:
And I'm Tana Amen.
We're so excited you're with us. For this week's series, what we're doing is we're playing the live class from The End of Mental Illness.
We wanted you to join us on this journey because we had such a good time in our class and the people who joined us just saw such incredible transformation that we wanted to share the challenge with our tribe. So we wanted to share this with you and we hope that you will join us in the challenge.
Tonight in our last class, we're going to talk about how to make a massive difference. But before we get to it, I just want to tell you how beautiful you look.
Aw, thank you.
How happy I am you're here because without you, I would have a mental illness.
So I guess I should be nice to you.
You mean because you'd miss me or you mean because I would create one?
No. I would miss you.
Oh, just clarifying.
No, I'm not going to purposely do anything stupid because you make me happy. So what's on your mind beautiful lady?
I just can't believe we're on week six. It's like crazy. It's already-
I know, it just like-
Flew by. So-
Let's see if we can answer a couple of questions before we get into it. And one question I really like, can concussions disrupt the endocrine system, specifically hormonal imbalances that may cause panic attacks, anxiety, etc? I'm taking the supplements you recommend, adhere to a diet you suggest, and mindful of the ants. I have panic attacks at the end of every month for three days consecutively. So what a lot of people don't know, and I write about this in The End of Mental Illness, which I'm hoping you pre-ordered, that concussions can damage the pituitary gland, which is the master hormone gland in your brain and just disrupt all of your hormones from estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone.
And measuring them and optimizing them can be really helpful. And I don't know if you thought about this when I was reading it, that I wonder if her progesterone levels-
Oh yeah. Because cyclical dropping can also make it worse. So I was thinking about that too. Because yeah, that would really help-
And you take progesterone. Why?
Because I would end up on the six o'clock news.
Because [crosstalk [00:03:41].
I don't need someone getting a video of me chasing small bunnies or something. I like this one. Please address neurotropics.
Okay, go ahead.
Well no, I want you to do it.
So neurotropics are just, they're smart supplements. And that's actually what BrainMD creates.
They make you smarter.
Smart supplements. So for example-
But they are brain targeted.
… we have Brain and Memory Power Boost, which works through six different mechanisms in the brain. It increases blood flow because it has gingko in it. It increases cell membrane communication with phosphatidylserine. It helps blood sugar stabilization with alpha-lipoic acid, mitochondrial energy with Acetyl-L-Carnitine, acetylcholine with Huperzine A. I mean, it's just a very special supplement. Now there are things like Piracetam that have some studies showing that they're helpful, but they're very small studies and not very many of them. Neurotropic, another example, a medicine example would be Provigil or Nuvigil or Adderall or Ritalin.
Things that increase focus and performance.
And if you have ADD, I'm very much a fan of them, but if you don't have ADD, it can actually ultimately make things worse over time. Let's say two more. I'm wondering about leaky gut as a diagnosis. You want to tackle that?
Well, you can get leaky gut as a diagnosis if you go through a series of testing, but usually that's not what people come in for. Usually they come in because they have all sorts of other symptoms. So brain fog, depression, they have GI issues, they've got diarrhea or bloating or gas or all sorts of other problems. And that's the reason they come in. What ends up happening is if you go to a functional medicine doctor, they could test you for all kinds of things, including your gut function. But one of my favorite things is that when you are suffering from those types of things, we just put you on an elimination diet and most people start to feel better almost instantly. Because if your gut's not working right, you're not going to feel right. And most people's guts, if their diet is poor, aren't going to feel good.
And when we clean up their diet, they start to feel better. And it's just the easiest way that we handle it is to just clean up their diet. And it's not because… Here's the big misconception.
Clean up their diet and probiotics like probrainbiotics can also-
Right. But here's a big misconception. People are like, "Oh, this big extreme elimination diet that is going to be this big thing that I do just for a couple of weeks." No, we actually, the way we do it is it's really just cleaning up your diet in a way that we actually want you to eat that way pretty much most of the time.
We want you to detox all the time. I mean, why do you want to toxins in your body? Oh my goodness. So Sandy asked, "Can you still preorder the book?" Yes. "Can you still get a 50% coupon off anything at BrainMD one time if you pre-order the book? Yes. Endofmentalillness.com, you also get Tana's cookbook, The 10 Day Brain Boost. You can watch six of our national public television specials for free. So many benefits by pre-ordering the book. Please do it before the book comes out next Tuesday.
Yeah. It's not valid after that, correct? So it's valid now.
Now you have after tonight's class, we are going to announce the winners of… and let me just go through some of the gifts. They just said they emailed them to me. That if you tell us your story and we pick it, the grand prize is $5,000, so like physical money. Another grand prize is a full evaluation at Amen Clinics. A full evaluation. Two SPECT scans, our history meeting with the doctor, first followup visit, two winners a year's supply of Brain and Body Power, which is valued at $1,200 each. 10 winners of Brain and Body Power, a month's supply. 10 winners of an all access pass to Amen University, all of our classes there. 15 winners, year long subscriptions to Brain Fit Life. 25 winners of a signed copy, I'm going to assign them, of my new book, The End of Mental Illness.
10 Bright Mind Therapy Lamps, which are just amazing. And 10 Brain Health Revolution Master packages, which are $240 on public television.
I don't remember us ever doing contests quite like this.
I mean, we want your stories and ultimately, what we want is you to live the message because if you live the message, you become a great messenger and you change not only yourself, but the other people in your life. So join the contest. Okay. Live from Canada. Thank you. So this week I want to talk about how do you make a massive difference? See if I can get [inaudible [00:09:36] turn this on. So here it was 10 years ago and I just finished writing, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. My second book on the connection between physical health and mental health. And it was a Sunday morning and I was so happy because when you write a book, you just finished a book. I'm so proud of you. The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child, coming out January six 2021. Wow, I'm so proud of you.
And you, when you turned in the manuscript, you are really happy. I was like wow, that's a lot of work. And it was a Sunday morning and we were going to go to church and as we went to Mariners Church here in Newport Beach, I said, "Why don't you drop Chloe off at children's church? I'll save us seats." And as I walked toward the sanctuary, this is an actual picture. I took a picture of the hundreds of donuts they had for sale and I've been going to church since I was four years old. I'd always seen the donuts, but that Sunday it just really made me mad because I'm going to church to get my soul fed, these people are trying to kill me. There is not one healthy thing about donuts.
And then right around the corner is bacon and sausage cooking on the grill and I'm mortified because I know these have nitrites in them. It's bad fat. And I just shook my head. And before I walked in the sanctuary, I saw them cooking hundreds of hotdogs for after church and I felt like I'm in a fight. That's why we call it the Brain Warrior's Way and I just got punched and punched and punched. And as I sat down, the minister started talking about the Ice Cream Festival they had the night before and now I'm furious. I just I'm so unhappy that when Tana found me in church, I'm typing on my phone.
You were playing with the mistress.
I'm typing on my phone.
The mistress.
You gave me that look-
Get the mistress out of church.
… that only wives… nobody else in my life, nobody is allowed to give me this look. Give me the look. That was the look. And so I showed her what I was writing. Go to church and get donuts, bacon, sausage, hotdogs, ice cream. They have no idea they are sending people to heaven early. Save them then kill them. This is not the plan.
You got to let me say something at some point here. So it's true, because we have been studying about this for a while. Now granted, several years before this, even we weren't savvy to all the information about what food does to our bodies. So just to be fair, I get why churches do this. They do this as a way to bring people together because food brings people together. They just aren't really aware and they're finally starting to become aware. The problem is they're not really getting on board as they're becoming aware. But I'm not sure that the intention was to kill people. Let's be clear.
But that's what's happening. Save them, then kill them. Do you know if you go to church in your 20s-
I know, you actually die early.
… that you… No, you don't die early, but you're more likely to be obese and diabetic in your middle age.
Which makes you die earlier. Hello?
So that Sunday I prayed. I do that. God would use me to change the culture of food at church. And while I'm praying this prayer, I'm thinking to myself, this is the dumbest prayer you ever pray. How's that going to happen? But as you already know about me, I have an attitude problem. Growing up, my dad called me a Maverick and to him that was not a good thing. And so I just told God he had to deal with it, that's my prayer. That mean, listen, don't listen. This is my prayer. No lie. Two weeks later, Pastor Rick Warren from Saddleback Church called me and I had never met Pastor Warren. I mean, of course I knew who he was. He's the senior pastor at one of the largest churches in the world.
They have 18 campuses, over 60,000 people come to church every Sunday. Their main campus is in South Orange County, but they also have one in the Philippines, they have one in Berlin, they have one in Hong Kong, one in Buenos Aires, and all over Southern California. And pastor Warren said that Sunday that I was saying the prayer, he had baptized 800 people. And he said about halfway through, his back started to hurt. He's like, "Everybody is fat." And then he said, "Well, I'm fat and I'm a terrible example to the church." And he said, "Will you help me?" And I'm like, you had me from a low. I was like, "Oh my goodness, how exciting. I'm thrilled." And together with Tana and our friend Mark Hyman, we created The Daniel Plan, which was a community based healthcare initiative.
The first week, January 15, 2011, 15,000 people signed up. The first year the results were just spectacular. Participants lost over 250,000 pounds. Better energy, focus, creativity, sleep, and mood reductions and stress, blood pressure, blood sugar, sexual dysfunction, which is always fun to talk about in church and many medications. I mean, it wasn't just one of the highlights of our life helping them-
Oh, it was amazing. It was a huge undertaking and a lot, I mean, we're still feeling the aftermath and the aftershocks of it. It's pretty amazing.
Well, Pastor Warren and I and Mark Hyman went on to write New York Times number one bestselling book, The Daniel Plan. In 2015, it was named Christian book of the year. The Daniel Plan is done in thousands of communities, churches, synagogues, temples and mosques around the world. And it's based on five pillars. Faith, why the heck do you care? We talked about purpose. Food, food is medicine or it's poison. Fitness, you have to move. Focus, which was all about brain health. And friends, you get better together or you get sick together. And it just shows that intention, that prayer can lead to a revolution in health. You just have to stick with it.
And I really think the small group aspect of it was this, that that was the secret to the success. If you're enjoying The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, please don't forget to subscribe so you'll always know when there's a new episode. And while you're at it, feel free to give us a review or five star rating as that helps others find the podcast.
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We all know that presently the earth is having several disasters from air pollution, climate change, tsunami, earthquakes etc. And one of the major problems is plastic wastes that are already killing mass marine life; pollute seashore and human being too. The scientists have just found that the sea salts we eat everyday are found under microscope with tiny plastic practical in almost all the salts! And all these plastic problems can be resolved by our biodegradable material ASOCA!
Our research team, headed by Dr. Hsiao, has found that marine life organic calcium consisting of chitin is a vital natural antibiotic finishing agent. It is from natural cowries, crab shells, shrimp shells, fish bones, oyster shells and insects. When chitins are removed 55% and more of Acetyl, it becomes a vital antibiotic derivative called chitosan. It has an excellent adhesion, biocompatibility, Biodegradability, non-toxin and absorbability.
Among them all, the oyster shells consisted 95% of calcium carbonate, after calcination, it transforms into Calcium Oxide, which has a PH value over 12, a very strong alkali substance.
Now, the constant value of oyster shell powder kills germs much higher than Sodium hydroxide, moreover, the tinier the powder, the stronger the antibiotics strength, for example, the constant value of sodium hydroxide antibiotics of 2 × 10-4 k is far less than the oyster powder after calcination of 4 × 10-3 k. Such experiments confirm that oyster powder after calcination not only a strong alkaline it also has a mechanism of Bacteriostatic.
We find that oyster shell powder mixing with far infrared materials and PE would produce a composite new material "ASOCA" that are nontoxic, biodegradable. It can make into all kinds of products including plastic bags, straws, drug bottles, clothes, over tens of thousands usages of any plastic products except for PET bottles, (Polyethylene terephthalate) and even for melamine wares. During the production process of Asoca , the alkyl chain are somehow broken so that the microorganism would love to it. And after discarded, as much as 95% will be disappeared from the face of earth within 6 months buried under ground or in the water or exposed under sunlight!! The melamine wares made by our materials are looked prettier than china and last longer!!
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I love Design. And good Design doesn't always mean you have to break the bank. That being said, not all "design" is created equal. As you will see in the items that we have gathered below, it is possible to find a much less expensive version of the look you are trying to achieve. So, what's the difference? When should you go for the "splurge" and when should you hold back and "save"?
Splurge or "luxury" design pieces are usually custom created. They are available in an endless array of fabrics, finishes, and colors. They are very often handcrafted by artisans and made to stand the test of time. A high-end piece of furniture will be with you for a very long time; These are the heirloom pieces handed down from our grandparents. Upholstered pieces can be recovered and wood can be refinished but the integrity of the piece will remain. So, if you are settled in a place you plan to be in for a while and are financially able to make that occasional luxury purchase, then go for it and know that it will last. Be smart in your choices. Make your "splurge" be for the classics – timeless pieces that will never go out of style and that you will not get tired of seeing!
Look-a-like or "save" pieces are for a given period of time. Let's face it, they are never going to be handed down to your children. But they do serve a purpose! If you live in an apartment and want some good design on the "cheap", go for it! It will make a big impact in your decor. Look-a-likes are perfect if you are still experimenting with what you like and where you want to live, and they give a big bang for the buck! What if you just want to go for a trendy piece in a hot new color? Give the look-a-like a try and see if it works! If it does, then go for the "splurge"!
We've gathered some "Splurge" and "Save" below – now you can decide which works best for you! All product info is direct from the manufacturers' websites to ensure an objective decision! Happy shopping!
Splurge: Restoration Hardware, $2035
- Crafted of distressed solid pine
- Accented with forged brass bin pulls
- Kiln-dried hardwood construction
- Wooden support system requiring mattress only
- Box-spring optional
- Deep double-panel drawers feature wood-on-wood glide
- Artisan crafted, hand made and hand finished, no two are exactly alike
Save: IKEA, $449
- Main parts are solid pine
- Drawers sides are solid pine and drawer bottom are fiberboard
- Mid-beam is galvanized steel
- Product requires assembly.
Splurge: Serena & Lily, $230
- Made with 300-thread-count 100% cotton. Fabric-covered button closure with interior ties to keep duvet in place.
Save: Overstock.com, $85.99
- Made with 150-thread-count 100% cotton. Button closure.
Splurge: Jonathan Adler, $295
- Made in Morocco by skilled artisans, this leather pouf is an essential for adding a pop of handcrafted color to your home.
- Each pouf is dyed to exact color specifications and hand-sewn for superior durability.
- Filled with dense cotton, this versatile piece is perfect as an ottoman or decorative accent.
Save: Art Fire, $96.00
- Elegant light grey Moroccan leather poufs made with first grade genuine goat leather, hand-dyed and hand-stitched and embroidered by skilled persons.
- Delivered unstuffed.
Splurge: Pottery Barn, $999
- Expertly crafted of kiln-dried mahogany
- Features two pullout drawers and six adjustable shelves
- Finished by hand in PB exclusive heritage espresso or antique white stain
Save: Target, $199.99
- Adjustable shelves
- Double doors
- Frame material is wood composite, surface material is wood veneer
- Hardware material is zinc, painted finish, 2 shelves, 2 doors
Splurge: Kathy Kuo Home, $1020
- Constructed of iron and elm
- Antique finish on iron frame
- Table top is made from elm door
- Sturdy and open base design
Save: JC Penney, $417.50
- Recycled elm wood construction
- Textured, natural finish
- Galvanized metal legs and joinery
- Intentionally imperfect surface makes each piece unique
Splurge: Currey & Company (Amazon.com), $1350
- Washed wood in a Distressed Truffle finish makes the Meacham Desk a noteworthy addition to home or office.
- The Shaker-inspired design is big enough to hold all your electronic accoutrements and provides ample storage with four drawers and four cubby holes.
Save: Safavieh (Kohl's), $417.99
- This Safavieh Landon writing desk keeps you organized in contemporary style.
- Drawers provide ample storage space.
- Assembly required. Pine wood.
Now that you've seen some examples of "splurge" and "save", I hope you'll be better equipped with the info you need to do your own comparison shopping!


text: If you thought this was a post on how to get rid of all those crow's feet that are creeping up, sorry. But I did chance upon this wonderful quick-fix for wrinkly shirts. Some of my friends say that ironing a big load of laundry is very therapeutic. It gives them time to ruminate and contemplate. Me, I'd rather be lying down, reading, or gardening, or even washing dishes. If, like me, you'd much prefer doing almost anything else than be stuck ironing, try this trick. It'll save you time and a sore back!


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Soak up the love from the earth. Then you will know the people who truly love you.
If you are always surrounded by people who need your attention and love and can not reciprocate, you need this information. You give but get too little in return? Go out into nature.
Feel the heartbeat of mother earth, her caring, her abundant gentleness and acceptance. Then you will understand who loves you.
Nothing wrong with being there for others. Just cherish the people who give back. And know those who can not.
In any case, learn from the earth. Learn how to love from the way the earth offers love. Learn how to receive love from the way you receive it from the ground every day.
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