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Fate's Twisted Charm
Fate's twisted charm is always what lures you in. From the beginning of her life she's been intertwined with myths and creatures. Now it's your time to hear her story and what she thinks about everything that has happened in the series we all know and love. This is Emily Young's life story. Twenty-One Preview: "Oh, Paul, you're not alone. I'm here and I love you. I know for a fact that Sam would not be the leader he is if not for you. Jared loves being with you and being your friend. And, so what if Leah doesn't talk to us anymore? It's mostly my fault anyway. She shouldn't take it out on you. I just get so worried about you sometimes."
Disclaimer: This story does not match up with the actual series and the timeline, some ages, and other details have been changed. I also own nothing besides Maria and Scott Young. It's all Stephenie Meyer.
9. Window To Your Soul Part Two
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February 20th, 2003
What have I done? Oh God, what the hell did I just do? As I pulled away from Emily's now mangled and unconscious body, I shuddered. Did I even do this? I didn't remember doing this. It felt like time froze when I phased and just started back up at this instance. Oh God, there's so much blood. I gagged on reflex when I tasted the sweet blood of my Emily in my mouth. I was no better than those leeches. I was a monster just like them.
I crouched down and walked hesitantly over to the motionless body of Emily. I couldn't have killed her, right? Then I would truly despise myself. I stood over her body and looked down. Her face was covered with gashes and blood. Again with the blood. It made me sick to my stomach. How could I hurt someone so innocent, so pure, so sweet?
The wind started to pick up as the red blood started to soak into the ground, into the snow, leaving red all around. This was like some scene of a horror story. Her silky hair fanned out around her mangled face as snow started to fall from the heavens. I couldn't phase back yet. A werewolf had to be calm while phasing back. I was nowhere near calm. I knew she needed medical treatment, but right now I just needed to be near her. I looked over to the bulky cell phone and growled before I destroyed it with one simple stomp of my paw. No Cullen would ever communicate with my Emily.
As I lowered my body lightly onto hers, not letting the cold of the snow or wind harm her, I looked around once more. This time, more things stood out. The nearby trees were covered with red sticky blood. There were pieces of flesh all around. I could see my own bloody paw prints covering every surface of the ground. I looked up in the sky. Today had been such a glorious day with the brilliance of the sun shining. Now, as it sunk over the horizon, it left a bloody sunset that perfectly matched the color of the surrounding snow. But then, something caught my eye.
Surrounding me, covered in the dense forest, were 7 pairs of topaz eyes.
"Emily? Emily! Tell me where you are! Damn it! What's happening!" I cursed even more profusely as the line went dead. Before the line went, I could hear a wolf snarling and a girl screaming. That didn't leave many possibilities. A Pom was after Emily. Shit.
"Guys! We need to get over to La Push! COME ON!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. Was no one hearing me? It felt like a thousand years before anyone came down the stairs. Edward. Tremendous. I ran up to him and grabbed his shoulders roughly. He looked at me surprised while I was sure my thoughts were all jumbled.
"What the hell is wrong, Emmett?" He looked at me strangely before prying my hands off of his shoulders.
"Emily! She's been attacked by one of the dogs! We need to get over there!" I shouted, not even 6 inches from his face. His eyes widened before he cursed quietly.
"Well, the hell with the treaty. We need to get over there." I nodded vigorously in agreement while he rounded up everyone. I was in too much of a daze to notice anything. Before I knew it, we were all running swiftly towards La Push.
"Did she tell you where she was?" Everyone looked towards me. Crap, she was attacked before she could say that. I shook my head 'no' and Jasper cursed. Then, everyone just stopped. I sniffed the air. Blood. It was somewhere near by. I looked towards Jasper who was barely controlling himself.
"Will you be all right?" Alice took his hand while asking. He strained a quick reassurance and then I was off. I was completely trusting my sense of smell on this one. I couldn't afford to take my time. It was a matter of life and death.
I could hear whimpering up ahead and I slowed down. I didn't want my presence to be known until completely necessary. I heard the rest of them follow behind. I turned around and put my finger to my lips, signaling they should be quite. They all nodded. I made a gesture with my hands that we should surround the area and they all spread out. I looked through the underbrush and gasped.
There, in the middle of the clearing, was Emily's crippled body and covered in blood. If I hadn't been so distracted with this hideous sight, I would be worrying about Jasper. But all of my attention was on her. There was blood covering all of the snow and I had never felt so angered in my life until I looked over to the giant black wolf that was covering her. Had the attack stopped? Was he still attacking her? I growled softly as he nuzzled her butchered her face with his snout.
Then, his head snapped up. He looked around wildly and we all shared a quick look. With that, we pounced onto him. All at once.
He yelped out and twisted while trying to claw at us. Carlisle held back to check on Emily while Esme helped. She didn't enjoy acts of violence. I felt teeth barely miss my throat as I shot back with a bite to his snout. He whimpered as he tried to back out of the fight. Jasper roared and grabbed him from behind while biting onto the back of his neck. It would be easy to kill him now.
"Stop!" I looked behind me in shock. Carlisle was holding Emily's body in his arms and his voice contained such authority that even I couldn't ignore him. We slowly started to stop and we looked down. The wolf was laying on his side while heavily breathing with his filthy blood soaking into the snow. I gagged at the scent. At least now Emily's blood would be covered up by the scent of his. Now we wouldn't have to focus on not losing control.
"Why Carlisle? So we can let him go?" Rosalie spat vehemently, "He tried to kill her. Kill her. She's just an innocent little girl. He deserves to die." Her eyes were pitch black and full of spite. I nodded as did Jasper while looking disgustingly towards the wolf.
"That may be so, Rosalie, but I think we should hear his side of the story," Carlisle said calmly. Rosalie huffed in annoyance and crossed her arms in front of her chest. Edward looked towards Emily as his expression grew worried.
"I can't hear her thoughts." We all turned to Edward who was still looking worried and even confused. We were all brought out of our thoughts when a loud pop! echoed through the forest. We all looked down to see not a wolf, but a man.
"Please, please, don't hurt me." He looked at us with pleading eyes as Rosalie scoffed lightly. He stood up shakily and held out his hands in surrender.
"It was an accident. I swear to God. An accident." Edward narrowed his eyes while Jasper rolled his. An accident? Sure didn't look like an accident to me. Then, all of a sudden, Edward reacted strongly. He pinned the dog to a nearby tree and hissed.
"An accident? Are you sure about that? Because to me it looks like you tried to hurt her because she wouldn't love you. Now, tell me, does that sound like an accident to you?" I stared in shock. Edward stayed in place while the dog started shuddering.
"Edward, come on. We need to take her to a hospital," Carlisle shouted out roughly. As much as I wanted to agree with Edward and try to kill this dog, I knew Emily needed medical treatment. I wasn't about to let her die. Edward sighed and shoved the dog away from him.
"Don't expect this to be over, dog. This is just the beginning," he hissed out while the dog looked at him with narrowed eyes. Edward turned around and started to walk away. We all followed and as we ran to the hospital, I heard a mournful howl come from behind.
"Hey, Jared, you wanna Coke?" I walked into the kitchen towards the refrigerator during halftime. College football was on and we all had our attention on the screen.
"Sure, Paul. Hey, you got chips?" I laughed loudly as Jared suggested food. My little sister, Casey, walked in and sat on the stool by the kitchen counter. I opened the refrigerator door and grabbed two glass bottles, yes, glass bottles, we are old-fashioned in La Push, of Coke. I turned towards Casey and stared at her as she looked at me with a look of innocence.
"What?" She tried to feign confusion but failed badly.
"Hand 'em over." I held my hand out and she rolled her eyes. God, 14 year old sisters could be annoying.
"I have no clue what you're talking about, Paul. Can't I sit here or is that against the laws?" I hated that mocking tone she used. Jared walked in the kitchen and grabbed something from behind Casey. She clearly wasn't expecting it cause she shouted out and slapped Jared on the arm. There, in his arms, held our most prized possession. A bag of Ripple Chips.
"You did have them, then. You little sneak." I glared at her while Jared got a bowl out of the cabinet. She rolled her eyes and slipped on headphones while she walked away and sang. Yea, when Casey sang, it wasn't good.
"Ouch. I think my eardrums may burst because of her. She really needs to learn how to control her pitch," Jared rubbed his head while I flinched. Casey had just hit an exceptional high note.
"Yea, well, I get to listen to that 24 hours. You have it pretty easy," I growled back. Jared rolled his eyes as he loped back into the family room where halftime was finally ending. I brought in the Cokes and handed him one.
"Thanks, man." He mumbled with his mouth full of chips.
"Dude. That is so gross. For the love of God, close your damn mouth," I snapped as I grabbed a handful of chips. He chuckled as our eyes went back onto the screen.
Ten minutes later, the phone rang. I really didn't feel like getting it, especially since I had just gotten up for food. I yelled out for Casey to get it, which she returned which a scream of badly singing to some gross boy band called Hanson or something. I grumbled, as did Jared, at the sound of her high pitch singing. I love my sister and all, we were actually exceptionally close, but sometimes I just wished she would shut up.
She walked in with the phone in hand and held it out to me. Jared glanced at the phone and then back to the screen. I looked up at Casey. She was looking at me with this look that said "Are you gonna answer, or what?" I sighed, being an older brother could seriously suck sometimes.
"Who is it?" Jared looked back over to the strange scene unfolding and coughed to hide his laughter. Casey rolled her eyes and grumbled.
"Mrs. Young." Jared's eyes shot up to mine and I snatched the phone out of Casey's hand. I waved my hand trying to tell her to go away and she walked away while shouting out insults the whole time.
"Hello?" I was a tiny bit confused. I would expect Emily to call, but her mother? Not so much. I secretly thought that something might be wrong. All I heard on the other end was a bunch of sniffles.
"Paul? Hello, this is Mrs. Young, Emily's mother. I just, well, I thought you should know that there was an accident today," I gulped and tried to tell Jared with my eyes that something was wrong, "Well, see, Emily was mauled by some sort of animal in the woods." My eyes most have grown 100 times bigger. Mauled? By an animal? Oh no, tell me she's not dead.
"What do you mean? She was mauled by an animal?" By this time Jared was on his feet and looking at me incredulously. I looked up at him and frowned sympathetically. We all knew they were close, especially after the kiss the night of the Valentine's Day Dance.
"Well, there was a, um, there was a fight between her and her father today. She ran off and the Cullens, well the Cullens found her and this, this wolf. She's unconsciousness right now. I, oh God, I don't know if she'll pull out of this ok." I could hear her sobbing in the background. I looked back up to Jared and mouthed "Not good." He gulped and looked out the window impassively.
"Jared and I will be right there." I clicked Off before even waiting for her response. I got up hurriedly and snatched my car keys.
"Is she - is she alive?" Jared asked from the front window. I hadn't even noticed, but I had tears in my eyes. I wiped at them quickly before walking up behind him.
"Yea. Yea, she is. But, Jared, they don't know if she'll, well, if she'll survive this." He gasped and turned around. His face was contorted into a mask of sadness.
"Well, what are we waiting for? We need to go." We both turned and ran out of the house and jumped into the car.
I parked the car as close as I could to the entrance as possible. Jared and I hoped out of the car and sprinted up to the doors. We pushed them open and ran as fast as we could to the waiting room. We ignored all of the strange stares from nurses and patients.
We finally got to the waiting room and saw Leah in the corner with her parents and Emily's. She had, just like Mrs. Young, a pile of used up tissues all around her. Her head whipped up as she saw us and she got up and ran.
"Thank God you both came." She sobbed into my chest as I hugged her. Jared patted her back while he looked towards the other end of the waiting room. I followed his glance and saw the Cullens standing around. How strange, I thought. Leah continued to sob and I sat her down. Then, Mr. Young got up unexpectedly and walked up to them, with Mr. Clearwater hot on his heels.
I needed to straighten this out. I still didn't know if my baby girl was seeing this Cullen boy and I had found out that she had called him for help when she was being attacked. Plus, they were the ones to find her.
Harry followed behind as I passed Paul, Jared, and Leah. Jared was looking at the Cullens curiously as Leah sobbed into Paul's chest. The Cullens all turned to face me as I came up to them.
"Which one of you is the one Emily called?" I spat out and glared towards them. The bigger one shared a confused look with all of them and stepped in front.
"Er, I am, sir. Why?" He looked genuinely confused and I saw Harry glare at him out of the corner of my eye. I knew what the Cullens were, and I wasn't going to allow them to hurt my baby girl.
"Then, would you care to explain to me, why the hell Emily would call you?" I heard Jared gasp lightly behind me. The big Cullen, who I presume was Emmett from the name that was with the number, widened his eyes.
"Well, I told her to call me if she was ever in danger. That's all," He said calmly as I glared at him. Harry was desperately trying to keep control. Just as I knew what the Cullens were, I knew what Harry was.
"Don't ever talk to her again. Do you hear me? Ever." I looked into his topaz eyes and shuddered. They were so inhuman, so abnormal. His eyebrows shot up as he nodded.
"Of course, sir." He nodded with genuine sincerity. I turned my back on him and walked back to my family. As I passed Jared, I glanced over. He had this looked of incredulity and shock as he looked curiously towards Emmett. His eyes narrowed as he took in Emmett's size and looks. As I walked, I heard Harry hiss to the rest of the Cullens.
"This isn't over."
Was it true? Was what Mr. Young said about Emily calling him true? I didn't know she even knew the Cullens, let alone associate with them. As Mr. Young walked past, I stared at Emmett. I knew that if Emily was with him, there was no competition. He was stronger and better looking. My attention was focused back onto them as Emmett walked away. I told Paul I would be right back as I got up and followed him. His family stared at me with cold eyes as I passed.
Emmett continued walking as I hung back a few feet. Every few seconds he would turn his head to the side and I could have sworn he looked back. We finally came to the entrance doors and he walked out. I followed.
I came out of the doors and looked around. He was leaning against the wall to my right and staring out to the distance. I looked up and took in the beauty of the moon. It was a new moon.
"Hey," I called out as I walked closer. His head snapped up and he looked at me with his eyebrows furrowed. He nodded a greeting as I continued to walk closer. He tensed as I stopped about 2 feet away.
"I heard Mr. Young talking to you in there." I looked over to him as he stayed silent. He was still staring forward. With his dazed expression it seemed he wasn't even listening. He sighed deeply and turned to face me.
"Oh. Yea. What about it?" His face was clearly confused.
"Is it, well, is it true?" I looked ahead as I stared at the steam in the air from my breathing. I did notice that there was no steam coming from Emmett as he breathed.
"Is what true?"
"That she called you?" I looked to the other side, not being able to look him in the eye. He chuckled a deep laugh and breathed deeply.
"Yea, she did." I gulped. Were they together? I mean, it would explain why he was there.
"Oh. Well, um, how close are you guys?" I asked nervously. I was expecting him to go into this detailed talk of how they had been in a relationship for months now. My stomach was twisted in waves of nausea. I wasn't expecting this reaction, though. He laughed excruciatingly loud.
"We're just friends, man. I've seen her like 2 times. One time I was helping her because she was lost in the woods and the other time was the night of the dance. My brother and I gave her and her friend Leah a ride home. Don't worry, though. I know how you're thinking. Did you see that blonde girl in there that's in my family?" Thank God. I sighed deeply before even thinking about the question. The blonde?
"Uh, yea. She's tall, long blonde hair?" Not to mention she was drop dead gorgeous.
"Yea, well she's my girlfriend. Not Emily." He continue to chuckle before he stopped, "I would get in there, though. You never know when she might wake up. I would think she would want to see you, though." He smiled while showing glistening white teeth. I nodded and turned around and walked back into the hospital.
As I drifted, I felt lost. It felt like I was being drowned from within. There was water rushing in and leaving me too heavy to move. I could hear little noise around me and it was filled with menacing sounds. Growls. Snarls. Whimpers. Voices. Then, it felt like I was lifted. But, the weird thing was it felt like I was lifted by granite. Cold granite. I felt the air whip through my hair and something run down my face. I tried to lift my arm to brush it off, but it was too heavy. The water was suffocating me. Then, I lost consciousness.
Then, I dreamed. My dreams were full of Emmett Cullen's desperate pleas and his strange topaz eyes. Also, there was Sam. His eyes were just as wild as before. The worst of all was the big, coal black wolf. It snarled as it ripped at my whole body. These weren't different dreams, though. They were all collided into one.
It all started off with me walking around the forest. The snow crunched beneath my feet as I walked speedily. The forest was pitch black and the trees were closing in on me. There was no moon up ahead. There was no sound either, except for someone screaming. I could hear Emmett's cries from far out in the distance. Then, in a flash, Emmett was in front of me. His eyes were a warm topaz color as he grabbed onto my wrist. He yanked and told me in a kind tone that he was taking me somewhere safe. I believed him.
But then, unexpectedly, he turned on me. His usually perfect white teeth were now elongated into sharp points. They had blood dripping from them. His eyes were as black as coal as he grabbed my shoulders. Then, Edward Cullen walked out of the forest. If it hadn't felt like this was completely real, I would have laughed at the strangeness of it all. Edward gracefully came up to me and smiled. He had the same bloody fangs. I shuddered as he took hold of my neck. I shuddered even more at the temperature of his hands. They were ice cold. Emmett chuckled quietly as Edward pulled me backwards from my neck. Emmett stroked my throat as he leaned forward and pressed his ice cold lips to the base. I looked up to see Edward smiling menacingly, exposing all fangs. Then, as Emmett was about to bite down, Sam Uley yelled as he charged out of the forest.
He shoved into Edward, who dropped hold of my neck. Emmett caught me in time so I didn't fall and he raised his head and roared. He actually roared. Sam swiped at Edward who then growled and ran into the darkness of the forest. Sam then turned on Emmett and attacked. Emmett didn't stay long enough to be hurt though; he ran away.
Then, Sam turned on me. He smiled kindly and took my hand in his. I smiled in return as he led me farther into the forest. I followed him without hesitation. When he turned on me a few minutes after walking, I saw this gleam in his eyes. He grabbed my face gently and kissed me eagerly. I kissed him back. Then, it all caught up on me. I shoved him away and told him I couldn't be with him. Then, he was a giant black wolf. I screamed and ran.
I ran as fast as I could but then I collided with something cold and hard. I looked up to the face of Edward. He shoved me behind him and as the Sam-wolf came up to Edward, Edward reached out his hand and I gasped. It had these long, sharp claws on them. As Sam the wolf leaped, Edward ripped his clawed hand through his throat as blood spurted everywhere. This couldn't be happening. Again, I screamed in terror. As the wolf lay, dying at my feet, Emmett came up behind me and grabbed me around the waist.
I thrashed as Edward came up and once again grasped onto my neck. His cold hands seems so unnatural against my skin. Emmett laughed a deep throaty chuckle as he once again put his lips to my throat. Then, he sunk his fangs into my delicate skin. As I screamed and thrashed around, Edward laughed mockingly as Emmett drank my blood. I had never known such a strange feeling. I actually felt some of me flow into his mouth as he continued to drink. Finally, Edward stopped laughing. He shoved Emmett roughly as I thought, Maybe he's changed his mind and he'll save me. Emmett tumbled and I looked down to the crescent shaped cut on the base of my throat. Then, Edward took Emmett's place.
He put his marble-like lips to my throat and raised his head to look at me with this heartbreaking crooked smile. Even while committing something so heinous, he looked angelic. Then, he began to drink.
As I opened my eyes for the first after the attack, I screamed a bloodcurdling scream of agony.
- Prologue
- The Meeting
- Legends
- Notice
- New Group on the Block Part One
- New Group on the Block Part Two
- A Friend In Need
- Window To Your Soul Part One
- Window To Your Soul Part Two
- Window To Your Soul Part Three
- Betrayed Kisses
- Water Runs Deep
- Full Circle
- Three's The Magic Number Part One
- Three's The Magic Number Part Two
- Three's The Magic Number Part Three
- Wild Eyes
- Fights We Never End
- Forever Goodbye
- Calm Before The Storm
- After All This Time
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- chadley
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I have an IV stuck in a very inconvenient spot, lodged in the inside of my elbow. It rests there because the very sweet emergency ward nurse couldn't tap the veins out of a better part of my left arm. I can't brush my hair. I have to use utensils with my non-dominant hand now. Every time I dare to bend my elbow the IV pump starts beeping worriedly. I tell it to shut up.
At least I can play. The 3DS my boyfriend left me, my laptop sitting on my knees, the apps on my phone, are all I need. That sounds like a lot, but it's really very simple.
I'm sitting in the surgery ward of my local hospital with an enflamed pancreas and a bad attitude, but this all started two years ago. It began with stomach attacks, striking and painful but difficult to pinpoint. A feeling of creeping heaviness after eating something heavy or fatty—that was the failure of my body to digest what I had eaten. Then the pain – like my abdomen was caving in on itself. The pain would roll from my front to my back like knives hacking into me. Sometimes it would just pass on its own. Sometimes I felt the need to induce the offending foodstuff out of my body. The same remedy wouldn't necessarily work twice, and the same foods wouldn't necessarily trigger an attack.
Sometimes I would get attacks days apart, sometimes months apart. I figured it was IBS, or bad indigestion—painful, but not enough to be hospitalized. I thought I might just shell out the money for a probiotic supplement or something. A few things I knew for sure, however: first of all, it was generally brought on by heavier foods, and sometimes carbonated beverages like soda or beer, and two; stress—like the kind felt during my current semester's crunch time—was a major trigger.
The easier it was to calm me down, the easier it was for me to dissipate an attack. There was something about Nintendogs+Cats for 3DS, the creepiness of a pet simulator aside, that just put me in a good place. The stress compounded with desperation when the pain exploded inside me, so the fact that my boyfriend had downloaded the demo came in handy one night. I flopped down on the bed after returning from the bathroom, trembling and groaning. He suggested I give the game a try, since it might cheer me up. It did.
I've tried to think about all the intricacies as to why the game not only got me calm, but helped the pain subside. I'm sure there have been plenty of studies done already on "video games as therapy." I know there are companies like InteraXon, whose speciality is brainwave-controlled therapeutic, zen-like games. I know there's a growing amount of psychological and physiological research on this kind of thing. But for my own purposes, sitting here in a smelly, uncomfortable and generally unpleasant setting, it really makes a lot of sense.
I played Nintendogs+Cats until the demo availability count got down to 4, while I was lying on a stretcher in the emergency ward waiting for test results. The pain I had that night was unlike anything else—definitely beyond any sort of "bad indigestion." I thought I had burst something. It wouldn't go away. It kept getting worse and nothing could fix it until around 4 a.m. that night, at the emergency room, when the nurse put the IV in my arm and hooked me up with some morphine. Not having the pain anymore—at least, not like it was before—put the power of the game's magic in perspective: it took my mind off things.
Nintendogs+Cats is a game that offers almost infinitely positive feedback. The way the virtual pets behave when you play with them, brush them, feed them—and even dress them—helped me cope with the bustle of the emergency room; of being stuck on a stretcher in a hallway in which people rush by and bump into it; of going for scans and coming back and finding out that all along, I had had pancreatitis, and that I would be sticking around the hospital a little while longer than I would have liked.
I needed the kind of carefree escapism Nintendogs+Cats provided, because thinking about the real world for even a second was too difficult a mode for me to want to tackle.
Of course, one has to confront the real world and its consequences. But outlets are needed (in every sense when one is in a hospital and packed to the hilt with electronics.) I have since been moved to the surgery ward, but I still need to pass the long hours in my bed with Fruit Ninja; I need to feel the ever-acquiescent optimism of Nintendogs+Cats when everything around me is a nuisance or a disappointment. No, I can't have laparoscopic surgery today, to remove the gall bladder whose stones caused my pancreatitis. No, I'm still too swollen. No, I can't go home until I've had enough antibiotics. No, the woman on the other side of the room will not stop that infernal snoring every single night.
The smell. Is that soup or is that urine? Is my headache from the uncomfortable pillows or from the noise-canceling headphones I'm using to drown out the snoring? I'm not even in pain anymore, but maybe I should ask for morphine just to fall asleep here. Maybe I'll be too groggy to care about my umpteenth blood test scheduled for the next morning. And the thing in my arm tugs and if I want to go to the bathroom I have to bring the whole thing along with me. And I just want to go home. And I want to cry again.
I need something entrancing, like Rhythm Thief, or engrossingly odd, like Space Funeral, to direct my attention away from all this. Maybe mindless yet endearing destruction will do the trick, like Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes. I don't want to be too challenged or too anxious. It can't be something to make me ragequit. I'm not in the mindset of a gamer that privileges mastery of difficulty. If anything, I need a dose of the opposite. I need to not be here right now.
Most of my time is waiting. Whining and crying when I have to think about where I am. But at least I can play. At least I can pet a virtual dog. At least I can smash virtual Legos with no significant consequences. At least I can find the surreal in the real, and float there for awhile. It helps make the pain go away.
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Lana Polansky is a game critic and writer peddling her wares at Kill Screen, Gameranx, Medium Difficulty and here at Bit Creature. Also, a ludonarrative disco-dancer.
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Last week I titled my article "Our Sunday School Needs to Grow". While I think most pastors would always say that, I mean something different. What I mean to say is that I think our Sunday School is ready to grow this year, and it needs your help to do so. So, how can you help?
We have many people that faithfully attend church services, but for what ever reason have never really got involved in Sunday School. If that is you, the number one way you can help our Sunday School grow is to find a class that works for you. Being involved in a good Sunday School class is the best thing you can do for your spiritual growth.
After plugging into a Sunday School class, the biggest thing that you can do to help our Sunday School grow is to buy in to your class. We need the whole class to buy in fully. Many times we can think of our class as belonging to the teacher. But, we need to remember that our Sunday School class belongs to all of us. When you realize that you are a part owner in your Sunday School class, you will want to do your part to see it grow.
Next, your class will need to rally around the Outreach leader the same way your class rallies around the teacher. We have some really good teachers that our classes support really well. Your Outreach Leader will need the same support. They will need help making contacts with missing members. They will need people to help make visits. Fully buying in to your class will mean helping reach out to those that are missing.
Another big way we can begin to see our Sunday School grow is adopting the Two Week MVP Rule.
What is the Two Week MVP Rule? Everyone misses Sunday School from time to time. Vacations, family things, sickness, business, oversleeping, flu season, and out of town blue-grass trips are things that come up from time to time. Missing one week of class is not always a reason to be alarmed. But, missing two weeks in a row means that we need to make contact by either Mail, a Visit, or a Phone call. You've been sick for two weeks, can we help you? We know you are still out of town, we are thinking about you and hope you are having a good time. Life is really busy right now? We just want to provide some encouragement. Those contacts do two things. First, they show people how important they are to the class. Second, they remind people how important the class is to them.
Lastly, one of the best ways your class can completely buy in is to make parties a priority. I know that life is busy and that it is hard to get everyone together. But, class parties provide an opportunity for classes to enjoy Christian fellowship. Christian Fellowship is very undervalued in our fast paced world. Fellowship creates bonds that connect us on a deeper and more personal level. It is those bonds that we rely on in the toughest moments of life. It is those bonds that we reach for when we celebrate the greatest moments of life. Because if this, I believe that class parties are as crucial a part of Sunday School as the lesson. If our purpose is to grow closer to God, together; then class parties provide an opportunity to strengthen the "together" aspect. I would like to see classes make it a point to do something together at least once a quarter. I know it is hard when we are all so busy, but I think it is important.
We always make time for those things that are most important. I believe that being fully plugged in to a Sunday School class is one of the most important things you can do for your spiritual life.


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Hey everyone! Kalliope here to inform you that the carrier has arrived. While the alliance are busy giving the horde the business, let's take advantage of their collectively diverted attention to observe Glimmer wandering about the Jade Forest.For posterity, the reference to the carrier arriving and the alliance giving the horde the business is a joke from the MoP beta. The NPCs from an alliance quest were broadcasting their voice chats across the Jade Forest and the three neighboring zones. Since most players on the beta were doing that quest chain, the voice chats were heard quite often by both factions. Needless to say, it got a bit tiresome.
He's a level 85 water strider, which makes him an exotic pet. Be sure you're specced as beast mastery before trying to tame him.
Once tamed, he'll have two unique abilities. The first, still water, provides a 10% spellpower and 5% crit raid buff. The second, surface trot, grants a 10 minute waterwalking buff to both him and his hunter.
Glimmer uses one of the two new Pandarian water strider skins and is the only one to have a glowing red tail.
Glimmer's path cuts through the south-central part of the zone, just missing the rare tiger Savage's trail to the north. There are several safe areas without aggressive mobs along his path, which helps make taming him at level safer.
Unlike other Pandarian water striders, Glimmer does not spend much time near the water and when he does approach a body of water, he swims across rather than skimming along the surface.
Even so, Glimmer must store some water somewhere, since he leaves flooded tracks when he walks. These tiny tracks can be very difficult to see, especially on cluttered ground, so be prepared to squint often. Glimmer also has a bad habit of phasing out near the Temple of the Jade Serpent and Serpent's Heart, which makes hunting for him in that area difficult, though not impossible if you hug the rocks near the wall southwest of the temple.
Like the other Pandarian rare beasts, his approximate spawn timer appears to be around two to eight hours.
For the most current information on Glimmer and other hunter pets, be sure to visit Petopia and the Petopia forums.
From the Arboretum in the Jade Forest, this is Kalliope showing you where the wild things are.


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Sam has also begun to tell jokes :) His first went like this; Mommy: Is that yogurt yummy Sam?
Sam: Yeah.
Mommy: What flavour is it?
Sam: Poo, poo! (Said with an enormous grin and followed by peals of laughter.) Gotta love toilet humour :)
His second; Mommy: What do we cook in that Sam? (as Sam enters the kitchen with a cage for bbqing fish)
Sam: Meatballs! (once again followed by peals of laughter).
I'm sure he'll get funnier as time goes on, but it's pretty entertaining as it is.
Have a brilliant weekend. We're excited to be hanging out with all of Kevin's family for the weekend. It only happens about once a year, so it's going to be great. Total cousin saturation for Sam!


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After applying the oil to my dry face, massaging it in, and rinsing with a warm cloth my face truly felt clean, smoother and stayed feeling moisturized throughout the day! My skin didn't have that tight feel you can get right after you wash it. Using a warm cloth made me feel like I was getting a real facial. I would recommend a different pump because a lot of oil came out the bottle and you really don't need a lot, but it was manageable. And follow their tip ladies: Don't use any water until you are ready to rinse. It's most effective used on dry skin and with dry hands. Added bonus: it dissolves makeup too. I am really particular about what I use on my skin but I am definitely considering adding this product to my skin care regimen.
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From fashion modeling to hair styling, Kierra Adams is definitely making a name for herself on Howard University's campus. As a junior, marketing major from Detroit, Michigan, Ms. Adams has been deemed successful at being able to manage being a student, model, mentor, and one of the best hairstylists on the yard. With her business @_hairbykierra, she has secured over 50 clients on and off campus. Check out what Kierra had to say when we asked her how she thrives on campus as a beauty influencer.
At what age did you start doing hair?
Unofficially, I started doing hair at a young age on Barbie dolls and I used the mannequin heads and curled their hair with the plastic curlers. Officially, I started doing hair in high school and just progressed from there. My whole family does hair, so I had those role models to look up to and luckily, I acquired their passion. I just love making other people feel beautiful. It's just something about how a woman feels when they get their hair freshly done.
Where do you get your hair styling inspirations from?
I would say I get my hair inspiration from just every day life–from my clients with all of their different personalities and requests to just walking around seeing cute styles and saying to myself ,'I should go ahead and try it.' Also, I would say social media is an influence. You know, scrolling down Instagram and seeing different hair style inspire me to experiment or try out that same hairstyle.
What a good tip for healthy hair care?
Keep hair moisturized. Also, for healthy hair try using oils such as grapeseed, coconut, almond and lavender.
What is your favorite/go-to hair style?
I wouldn't say that I have one specific go-to hairstyle because I am CONSTANTLY changing my hair. If I'm feeling like I want to have my inches in one day, I'll just throw my wig on. If I feel like wearing my natural hair, I probably do a Bantu knot, twist-out, or braid out. It really depends on how I'm feeling at the time and what I actually feel like doing to my hair after having a long day with clients.
What are your favorite hair products?
My favorite hair products would definitely be Pierre's Caribbean Secrets Shampoo & Conditioner because they just make my hair feel great and very moisturized. The natural ingredients in his products… I just absolutely love it. I would also say Shea Moisture or just the natural oils and remedies that I previously listed.
How do you balance managing @_hairbykierra with everything you have going on with school?
I would definitely say God because I would not be able to do all of this without the Lord. And I would also say my planner because that definitely helps me with my time management; it makes sure I have enough time with my clients and everything. But definitely God, because with all that I'm involved with on campus and classes, I have to have the Lord by my side in order to make everything possible.
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Monday, June 19, 2017
Shoppe Update
Hello hello! I released some new products at In a Creative Bubble today - the first update for this month with (hopefully) one more update at the end of June. I'll get right to it. Here's a look at what's new:
Hello Weekend Journaling Cards
This new set of cards is great for documenting your weekend adventures, no matter how small or big they are. I opted for a softer color scheme and my personal favourite is the brunch club card :)
Hello Weekend Digital Stamps
Drive Journaling Cards
I wanted to make a new set of road trip themed cards, and I decided to keep them black and white for ultimate versatility. The clean and simple b&w designs can easily be paired with any photo, ensuring that your pictures remain the highlight of your project!
Drive Digital Stamps
Summertime Journaling Cards
With summer solstice/the first day of summer happening tomorrow, I knew it was time for a new set of summertime themed cards. I was inspired by summer sunsets when I chose this color palette, and I had lots of fun designing this set of cards! I hope you like them too.
Summertime Digital Stamps
Let's Party Journaling Cards
I feel like there are so many things to celebrate in May/June with friends graduating, it being peak wedding season, and lots of summertime birthdays. Hence, these new party themed cards! I opted for a brighter color scheme this time around - nice and fun and happy. The cards are a bit more whimsical but I think they're still clean and versatile designs, my favorite style!
Let's Party Digital Stamps
Chicago Journaling Cards
The newest destination set in my store is Chicago! It is high on my list of US cities I want to visit; I've heard lots of great things about it. Hoping I can make it out there one day, sometime soon! :)
Chicago Digital Stamps
Ticket Elements
Finally, my obsession with vintage transport tickets inspired this set of ticket elements! Cut them out and use them to add the perfect little detail to your projects. You can easily cut them out with scissors and use a one hole punch for the notches or use the print and cut feature of your Silhouette die-cutting machine (I tried it for the first time this past weekend and it is a game changer). I plan on layering these tickets with regular ephemera in my own mini-books :)
That's all for now! Don't forget to check out the Last Chance section of the store as well, since there are products that will be retired at the end of the month. Hope you had a lovely weekend! xo.
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This is probably a silly question but do you have any suggestions on the best way to print these? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi! It depends if you prefer to print at home or print at an office supply store like Staples. At home, I print on Neenah bright white paper (Epson Premium Presentation Paper matte is a good alternative) and on my printer settings, I make sure to choose the correct paper type, 'best quality' and 'actual size' (not 'fit to page' which will shrink the cards). I hope that helps! :)Delete
Love your printables!!! Sign me up for anything love, travel, weekend, birthday, books, or just plain fun-related!!ReplyDelete
Hi, this will be my first time purchasing digital stamps, how does this work? Can I take each design and layer it onto the photo through Photoshop? (I'm interested in the Chicago digital stamps)ReplyDelete
Yes, exactly! The digital stamps come with an .abr brush file so you can simply load the brushes in Photoshop, or individual .png files with transparent backgrounds that you can use right on your photos in Photoshop. Hope that helps!Delete
Cool! Is it possible to print these too? (for a project life card)Delete
Yup, you can simply use them to make your own Project Life cards too if you wish!Delete
Thanks so much! I have tried them, printed them, and they turned out fantastic. I will definitely come back for more. (By the way, Chicago is a great city to visit, I was born and raised there. The culture, the festivals, the architecture, the food...you will love it there, thanks for coming up with these designs!)ReplyDelete


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In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime.
Prologue to 2011-09-19
This day was intended to be the sixth and final day of a fall vacation. I woke up in Baker City, Oregon, and checked to see if there were any potentially accessible hashpoints in the usually difficult Eastern Oregon terrain. And it was weird: almost ALL of them were accessible. Out of 13 I checked, ten looked like they had reasonable to excellent chances of accessibility. The chance of reaping such a harvest was eye-catching enough that I got buy-in from Mrs.5000 to extend my trip for an extra day, thus letting me try for six Expeditions on 2011-09-19 (I would succeed in four and be thwarted twice) and setting me up to try for the Endurance Geohashing achievement on 2011-09-20 (I would succeed).
The Expedition
I backtracked from Baker City to the defunct industrial site of Lime, Oregon; the hashpoint was located a short hike off of an access road leading up from near a freeway exit. But when I arrived at the base of the access road, I found the area choked with industrial equipment and windmill components, with discouraging signs posted.
Spotting two workmen, I rolled down my window and asked "is this a public road?" The guy who came over to talk to me turned out to be an apologetic, good-natured Dane, not melancholy but perhaps too much in the sun to judge from his burnt face and arms. Probably feeling a little shy about exerting authority quite so far off his own patch, he explained that "the owner" really wanted to keep traffic off the (narrow, gravel) road while the trucks carrying the large windmill components were wending their way back and forth. Even by geohashing standards, this seemed like a reasonable request. Expedition Twarted.
I asked the technician how he was liking Oregon, and pointed out through wavy hand gestures that the topography was probably a little more extreme than he was used to. He agreed emphatically, and seemed dazzled by my ability to just know that he was from Denmark until I pointed out that his work t-shirt said something along the lines of "dansk aero-energie."
The ruins of an old cement factory at Lime are one of the most notable landmarks on I-84 in Eastern Oregon, so since I was there I spent a few minutes taking pictures of them before taking a long, lonely one-lane gravel road (The Malheur Line Road, I think it was called) towards Highway 26 and five more hashpoints.
- This was the first attempt (by anyone) at a hashpoint in the Baker City, Oregon graticule.
- Seventh Expedition of the Endurance Geohashing series.
| Michael5000 earned the No trespassing consolation prize
| Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
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Come, Holy Spirit
Last week, I had the opportunity to concelebrate the liturgy for the celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation. A family member had a son who was being confirmed and I was invited to be a concelebrant at the Mass. At first, I wondered how I was going to "fit" this celebration into a crowded calendar, but after some maneuvering, I managed to find the time needed for this momentous Christian initiation liturgy.
I was a very inspirational event for me, perhaps one intended for me by the Lord as this time during the Lenten season. As I sat in the sanctuary and looked out at the faces of those being confirmed, I was touched by the integrity and devotion of the young adults being confirmed. There was no lack of "being totally involved" in this Kairos moment in their lives. The enthusiasm with which they "dialogued" with the Bishop and the solemnity with which they approached the bishop to be confirmed, inspired my own commitment to the Lord's service and gave me great hope for the future of the Christian community.
I was reminded of St. Augustine's famous quote about "our hearts are made for You, O Lord, and they will not rest until they rest in You". The Confirmandi exhibited a vitality in their expression of their faith commitment that touched my heart and my soul. It stirred my heart as I watched them receive the Holy Spirit into their hearts in the very sacramental grace of the moment. I was renewed and recalled to mind that invocation of the Holy Spirit where we pray, invoking the Spirit to come and renew the face of the earth. Certainly, the change that I saw on the faces of the children confirmed, "confirmed" in me the special presence of the Spirit at that moment and inspired me to invite the Spirit into my heart that afternoon in a special way that renewed my own heart and soul. I was very thankful for the grace to be part of this very special afternoon Confirmation liturgy.


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Tuesday, 4 January 2011
No card - just a post for Scoopy Sue
15 comments:
- Paula said...
It's brilliant - & nice to see you too. Love the colours & that looks like an Elizabethan (2nd) wave to me.......
Much love
Paula (PEP)
- 4 January 2011 at 17:46
- Christine said...
You Joking Heather wouldnt miss THIS ONE..LOL fab hat how thoughtfull of Scoopy..??? trust her..
smiles Christine xx
- 4 January 2011 at 17:51
- Moni said...
Hi Heather, I think you look gorgeous. Hugs,Moni
- 4 January 2011 at 17:55
- Sandra1968 said...
Ok, I won't tell anybody that I saw this cute photo :-)
- 4 January 2011 at 18:08
- Dorcas said...
Nope! Not gonna happen! lol We saw it!
But don't feel too badly. I borrowed my daughters sock monkey hat (complete with ears) and wore it out on my errands the other week.I thought I looked pretty stinkin cute til I took a picture of myself and then I was like OMGoodness, HOW MANY places did I wear that to??
- 4 January 2011 at 18:14
- angelwhispers said...
Love it Heather she really is so thoughtful!!! lol
P.s I hate my picture being took as well the only thing is I have hardly any picturs with my little Summer I think we are just far too conscious of what we look like.
- 4 January 2011 at 19:11
- Sol said...
:o) I wouldn`t miss it! I think the photo is Great... It shows the situation when you received it.... FANTASTIC!!! I think it is Great... It is actually MODERN to wear knitted homemade hat`s... That nobody else have... So wear it Proudly!!...
- 4 January 2011 at 19:12
- mustavcoffee said...
Hi Heather, I love it, you look so happy in your hat, what a thoughtful thing for Scoopy to do. I wonder what she'll come up with for your nose ROFL, Thanks for sharing:0) xxx
- 4 January 2011 at 19:14
- Leigh said...
Fabulous hat and so long as it keeps you warm that's all that matters. I want to see what she comes up with for your nose too. rofl
- 5 January 2011 at 00:57
- Sue said...
LOVE IT! Except, instead of sitting on the couch wearing it, you should be outside having a snowball fight or making snow angels!! You should better know not to taunt the devil....I mean Scoopy.....wear your new helmet with pride!!
Sue Drees
- 5 January 2011 at 16:42
- Sue said...
Happy New Year hun.
oh what a fabby piccie, you look gorgeous in it, oh we should go out together in our hats! lol.
I couldnt resit it hun, was made for you, lol, much luv, sue,x
- 5 January 2011 at 18:06
- America said...
ROFLMAO...... this is absolutely adorable and sooooo much fun to see!!!! You trusted Scoopy??? What were you thinking?????..... LOL!!!!! j/k. I am dying to see what she will send you for your nose. heheh. I like that CUTE hat. All of my kids have colorful hats just like that (courtesy of Grandma) and they love wearing them!! YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL woman!!!! Dont worry about what anyone says. Its time for NEW BEGINNINGS, so go take more pictures darling!!!!!!
- 8 January 2011 at 00:17
- Stressed Stamper said...
OMG - don't EVER let Sue buy you a waistcoat she has a terrible one she wears the whole of December...Do NOT hint you want one...I promise you - you would regret it!
Sarah - Stressed Stamper
- 10 January 2011 at 18:47
- Spyder said...
I think it looks great!
- 10 January 2011 at 20:43
- Lorraine A said...
PMSL !!! :LOL :-) ,, no fear of no-one seeing this ,,, scoopy is sending everyone over lol :-)
fab hat ,,you look lovely in it PMSL :-) xx
Lols x x x
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Author Notes: When I was scheming up my favorite sort of recipe for fried dough, I knew I wanted it to be a bit more substantial, not something that evaporated once it hit my belly, but something that could take me through to lunch or even an early dinner. My favorite version is solid and flat, a canvas for whatever topping tempts me. I prefer piling on some freshly made ricotta cheese and maple syrup or honey. But powdered sugar works just as well. It's not exactly like the fried dough from my Italian childhood – I don't believe my parents used Italian sparkling water in the batter – but it's enough of a throwback to make me smile. - eatboutique
The photos for this recipe were taken by Jill Chen for eatboutique.com. —eatboutique
Food52 Review: I am a sucker for fried dough. Eatboutique's recipe for homemade fried dough is so simple to prepare. The dough is soft and supple and rolls out beautifully (you have to use a considerable amount of flour as the dough is sticky). The addition of warm soda water (I used seltzer) worked with the baking soda to give a slight rise when it was introduced to the hot oil. The recipe didn't specify whether or not to use cold butter, I did and they turned out perfectly. Be sure to roll very thin in order to get that lovely crispness. The finished product was crisp and delicious, the perfect vehicle for any topping you might want to add. I chose to use powdered sugar but they would be equally delicious with jam or maple syrup. They would also be fabulous topped with cheese or vegetables. - sdebrango —sdebrango
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cups all-purpose flour
teaspoons baking soda
teaspoon salt
teaspoon nutmeg
tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes
cup sparkling water, preferably Italian
vegetable oil
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- With hands, work butter into dry ingredients until no large chunks are noticeable. It will look like small breadcrumbs.
- Warm the sparkling water in pot over medium heat for 1 minute (or do it for 20-30 seconds in a microwave). Add the warmed sparkling water to the flour mixture and work into a loose dough. Cover with a tea towel and let sit for 15 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 8 even pieces. Roll each piece out until very thin.
- In a frying pan with tallish sides, add enough oil to go about 1/4 inch up side of pan. Turn on medium heat. When drop of water sizzles in oil, add 1 piece of dough. Cook 1-2 minutes until golden colored. Turn over and cook another minute. Place on paper towel and cook remaining dough one by one.
- Serve immediately or keep warm in 150 degree oven. Top with your favorite topping like powdered sugar, maple syrup, jam, and/or ricotta cheese.
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Two "Falcons" took flight today (Dec. 15), each lofting "Star Wars" droids on new journeys into space.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) the same day the Millennium Falcon returned to theaters in the new Lucasfilm movie "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." SpaceX CEO Elon Musk named the real-life rocket after the fictional freighter starship.
But vehicle names are not the only thing that the SpaceX launch and the new "Star Wars" film have in common.
Launching atop the Falcon 9 at 10:36 a.m. EST (1536 GMT) was a SpaceX Dragon uncrewed spacecraft packed with supplies and science experiments for the Expedition 54 crew aboard the International Space Station. The solar-powered cargo capsule is slated to arrive and berth at the orbiting outpost early Sunday morning (Dec. 17).
Also stashed aboard the Dragon are a couple hundred mission patches depicting BB-8 and two other droids from the "Star Wars" franchise. The Millennium Falcon-shaped embroidered badges represent the science for the U.S. National Laboratory that's aboard the space station, as managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS).


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Brussels, 10 October 2014
Commissioner Piebalgs to sign development programmes for Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia
European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will sign today the National Indicative Programmes (NIP) for development cooperation with Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia in the 2014-2020 period, which amount to €869 million. The signing ceremony with representatives of those countries will take place in the margins of the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington.
Commissioner Piebalgs said: "The programmes that we will sign are the fruit of close cooperation with the four partner countries and reflect their own policies, strategies, and needs as they have defined them. I am particularly pleased to see that energy and governance are key priorities for these countries, as clear drivers for sustainable development and growth. Our support will target EU resources where they are most needed and most effective and once we have signed, preparations of concrete projects and programmes for the next seven years can start."
What is a National Indicative Programme?
The National Indicative Programmes represent an important step in the programming of EU aid. EU Member States agreed in 2013 the overall amount for development cooperation that will be channelled to 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries through the 11th European Development Fund EDF during the financing period 2014-2020 (total amount €30.5 billion).
In parallel, the preparations of a NIP for each of these countries started, defining the strategy and priorities for EU aid in each particular country. These preparations are done in close cooperation with the partner countries so as to ensure that NIPs support national priorities and reflect the local context.
This is in line with the EU's vision for future development cooperation, the "Agenda for Change", which calls for resources to be targeted where they are most needed and can be the most effective. EU funding will focus on a maximum of three sectors per country (possibly four in the case of fragile countries) to achieve maximum impact and value for money of EU cooperation.
What are the next steps?
It is foreseen that by early 2015, the remaining NIPs will be finalised and signed. In parallel, work on preparing concrete projects and programmes has also started in all countries.
Table: National Indicative Programmes to be signed on 10 October
Commissioner Piebalgs will be in Washington D.C. to take part (10-12 October) in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual meetings. During his visit, he will address the Development Committee (a ministerial-level Steering Committee of the World Bank Group). Furthermore, the Commissioner will hold a series of meetings with key interlocutors at the World Bank and the IMF, as well as with other development partners.
For more information
Website of the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs:
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The midday sun was hot as some parents and even a couple players during a water break found shade under the bleachers at the Lutheran High School football field in Parker.
It's still the off-season for high school football, but it's also the time for players to review the basics, improve strengths, work on weaknesses and do a little fine-tuning.
Many players and teams attend a variety of camps and clinics, and some hire private coaches.
Each Sunday a group of quarterbacks and wide receivers gets together during a Jenkins Elite training session under the tutelage of a group of former college players to sharpen physical and mental skills for the upcoming season.
Kenneth Saunders, who will be a senior quarterback at Douglas County, completed less than 50 percent of his passes last season.
He claims his confidence has been restored thanks to the Sunday workouts.
"I played quarterback until I got to high school and I didn't play quarterback my first couple years," explained Saunders. "I came back and everything was rusty. I always said I knew where to throw the ball, I just couldn't get it there.
"I wasn't comfortable, and when you're not comfortable throwing the ball it is hard to have comfort in the rest of your game. Coming here has helped me gain the comfort."
Cherry Creek quarterback Alex Padilla, who has verbally committed to play at Iowa, was the second leading Class 5A passer in the state as he threw for 2,678 yards and 40 TDs last season.
Padilla has been fine-tuning his game this summer and has worked before with Jenkins Elite CEO and founder Tim Jenkins.
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Matt Francis, a senior at Horizon, has been hampered by injuries and claims he is learning something every training session after seeing limited action a year ago.
"The most basic thing is completions and consistency," said Francis. "That's what we come here every week to work on. That's the biggest goal for me to take away from Sundays.
"Everyone here has a pretty good base to start with. For a quarterback there is a whole new world of biomechanics and footwork drills and everything to perfect your game."
Cherry Creek wide receiver Marcus Miller says he absorbs what he observes from other athletes in the camp.
"You can see what they are doing and kind of incorporate it into your game," said Miller. "You can pick up off everybody else."
Jenkins, the former ThunderRidge and Fort Lewis quarterback who was on NFL and CFL rosters, never had the opportunity to incorporate what he needed and wanted to make sure young players understand the advantages and pitfalls of the different levels when he founded Jenkins Elite.
"I felt I got overlooked a little bit," said Jenkins. "I didn't know what I was supposed to know going from level to level. When I got let go with the Rams, I just decided this is probably the best way to correct a little bit of that."
Student athlete
Any description of a student athlete should probably include the name of Clara Larson.
Larson, the 2015 Colorado Community Media South Metro Softball Player of the Year from Douglas County, is an electrical engineering student at Colorado School of Mines and has made the dean's list for the past two years.
She is a shortstop on the softball team and hit .425 during her sophomore season with a .839 slugging percentage, 15 home runs, 24 doubles and a single-season school record of 64 runs batted in.
Larson was a first-team all Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection, the team's Most Valuable Player, and garnered three All-American softball honors, plus the college sports information directors named her to the Academic All-America team.
Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at email@example.com or at 303-566-4083.
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During the Korean War, Air Force nurse Lt. Polly Davis flies to Japan for her first assignment with the Medical Air Evacuation Unit, while hoping to be near her fiancé, Capt. Mike Barnes, a helicopter pilot from Rockingham, Texas. After landing, Polly is taken to the nurses' quarters in Tachikawa and meets her roommates, Lt. Ann Phillips and Lt. Kit Ramsay. When the other nurses learn about Polly's disappointment that Mike did not meet her at the airport, they warn Polly that "flight nurses never get their men." Soon Capt. Martha Ackerman, the chief nurse, sends them on their various assignments. Polly is taken to a C-47 plane, where she meets her medical technician, Sgt. Frank Swan, and the pilots, Captains Bill Eaton and Tommy Metcalf. As the crew flies to Korea, Polly is shocked by her first sight of war, but then quickly gains her composure to comfort the wounded men. Bill is impressed with her, but after hearing about Mike, philosophizes that "you can't pry a girl loose" from the daring helicopter pilots, who often become wounded or missing in action and leave their women unable to break free of their memories. However, Bill watches as Polly calmly saves a young man's life and decides to try to win her away from Mike. Back in Japan, Mike takes Polly on a date and talks about marriage, but their date is interrupted when Mike is called on a mission. Later, while evacuating the wounded, Bill learns that Mike's helicopter with wounded men is overdue from the front and waits for him as long as possible. When a report arrives announcing an imminent aerial combat, Bill decides to chance an escape, dodging both enemy and U.S. planes. During the flight, Polly learns of Mike's plight and is angry that Bill held back the information. Later, Kit warns Polly about small town life, but Polly believes that she would be happy in "Rocking Chair," Texas and worries about Mike. Several times during their missions, Bill is there to comfort Polly during bombings and saves her life when she is almost killed rescuing a wounded soldier. When the Marines and the Army land at Inchon and take Seoul, 50,000 prisoners of war are freed. Knowing he cannot compete with a dead hero, Bill hopes Mike is among the survivors. In a Seoul hospital, several released American prisoners are questioned about their experiences, and one soldier, after telling grisly tales, identifies a captured Korean as the man in charge of a murdering squad. Meanwhile, several dog tags of dead soldiers are retrieved, including Mike's. When Polly learns of this, grieving and oblivious, she is nearly killed by "Bed Check Charlie," an enemy flier who drops nightly bombs, but Bill saves her from being hit. At the urging of the secretly smitten Frank, who worries that Polly is near a breakdown, Bill talks to Ackerman, who decides to ground Polly. In sympathy, Ackerman confides to Polly that she, too, lost a pilot with whom she was in love. Later, after Kit reports that Mike was found alive near the Chosin Reservoir and is now in a hospital, Ackerman sends Polly there in Bill's plane. During the flight, a soldier who is suffering mental trauma opens the hatch. When the door flies back and hits the stabilizer, the pilots lose instrument control and must prepare for an emergency sea landing. During the jarring impact, Polly, trying to aid an unconscious soldier, is thrown and suffers a concussion. After the crew loads the passengers into lifeboats, Bill takes Polly into the crew raft with him. As they wait for rescue, Polly deliriously calls for "Rocking Chair" and Bill recognizes her unconscious desire for Mike. When they are rescued, Bill accepts that he will never see her again. For several weeks, Polly recuperates at the same hospital as Mike, who has been receiving regular care packages from his former hometown girl friend, Florence. When he is well enough to be shipped home, Mike again asks Polly to marry him. However, during her convalescence Polly has come to realize that she could not embrace a quiet life while she is needed in Korea, and suggests that Mike return to Florence. Having already guessed how Polly would answer, Mike breaks up with her amicably. Later, Polly rejoins Bill and the rescue team.
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Thank Goodness for Mercy
May 7, 2019 by Susan Dollyhigh
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by Susan Dollyhigh –
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV
Moca's sad, weak eyes looked up at me conveying her discomfort while her head, seemingly too heavy to lift, remained on the floor. My miniature dachshund's brown tail that usually wagged upon seeing me lay limp. Moca, who had feasted on a delectable baby bird, was now paying the price with what I thought was just a bad tummy ache. After a couple of days with no improvement, I gathered Moca's ten-pound body and carried her to the car. She lay still in my arms even as I walked into the vet's office where she usually tried to escape the upcoming torture by running the other way. Upon examining Moca, Dr. Truban diagnosed pancreatitis and immediately hospitalized the sick puppy.
After a week of IV fluids and antibiotics, Moca was allowed to come home but had to return to the vet for weekly check-ups and blood work. Dr. Truban, who'd taken care of Moca, was usually available for these appointments but one day was out of the office and his partner, Dr. Brinegar, filled in for him.
"What's going on with Moca?" Dr. Brinegar asked as he walked into the exam room.
"Well, Moca ate a baby bird a few weeks ago and…"
Dr. Brinegar's eyes grew wide with dismay and he looked first at Moca and then back at me. "I love birds," he said. "In fact, I love those feathered creatures so much I even specialized in birds in vet school."
Looking at Moca I thought, You, Puppy, could be in big trouble. The man who holds your very life in his hands loves birds. And he knows you ate one.
Knowing that Moca brought this illness upon herself and that she did so by ending the life of an innocent baby bird could have impacted the amount of compassion Dr. Brinegar had on Moca. His mercy level could have plummeted upon hearing this dreadful news. But it didn't. Dr. Brinegar gently picked up the guilty puppy. "Come here, Girl. Let's see how you're doing." It was soon evident Dr. Brinegar didn't care what sin had gotten Moca into her predicament; he only wanted to help her get well. Thank goodness for mercy.
Aren't we glad that the One who holds our very life in His hands has the same kind of mercy on us? In the Old Testament book of Psalms, King David, whom God referred to as a man after His own heart, cried out to God for mercy after a time of great sin in his life. King David's affair with Bathsheba led to the subsequent murder of her husband Uriah. Sadly, the child born of this affair died and as a result of all of this, King David ended up a broken man. But King David knew his healing could only come from God and he cried out in Psalm 51:1, "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions."
When we, like King David, go to the Lord and confess our sin, the details could affect the amount of compassion God has on us. His mercy level could plummet upon
hearing the dreadful news. But it doesn't. He gently pulls us into his arms. "Come here, my child. Tell me all about it." It's soon evident Our Father only wants to heal us from our sin and restore us to a right relationship with Him. Thank goodness for mercy.
Susan D.
Our Father, thank you for Your mercy. Thank you that it is new every morning. Great is your faithfulness, Lord unto us.


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Human growth hormone is naturally produced in the pituitary gland and plays a vital role in the growth of every cell in the human body, cell regeneration, maintaining healthy tissue throughout the body, and keeping your body functioning at peak performance.
Growth hormone is released in bursts every three to five hours by the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus in the brain regulates the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland. In order for the pituitary gland to release more growth hormone, the hypothalamus must release growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). The GHRH in turn signals the pituitary gland to release growth hormone.
As we age, the pituitary gland simply does not produce as much HGH, and our levels naturally decline. In women, HGH levels start to decline in the early 20s. In men, it is usually around age 35. In middle age, HGH levels are usually less than half of what they were in a person's early 20s. As our HGH levels decrease, we start to notice negative effects like weight gain, muscle loss, decreased energy levels, reduced strength and stamina, low libido or sexual dysfunction, poor sleep and aging skin.
If you are feeling the effects of aging mentioned above, you should have your levels checked by a Functional Medicine expert to determine if you have adult growth hormone deficiency. You could be a candidate for hormone replacement therapy. At the biostation, our hormone therapy options for treating growth hormone deficiency include Sermorelin and Ipamorelin, which are both bioidentical growth hormone-releasing hormones known to be safer and more effective than synthetic HGH replacement therapy.
Sermorelin Acetate is a bioidentical hormone therapy medication that has been used to treat Human Growth Hormone (HGH) deficiency since the 1970's. This powerful peptide is composed of 29 amino acids and functions by stimulating your pituitary gland so it can produce its own human growth hormone. Sermorelin is a Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone. It differs from synthetic HGH replacement therapy, which seeks to directly replace HGH in the body. The effects of Sermorelin are regulated by the pituitary gland from the release of somatostatin (a growth inhibiting hormone that indicates high levels of HGH), so that overdose of HGH is difficult if not impossible.
Sermorelin is a self-injectable treatment that can aid the production of HGH in the body during the sleep cycle. This results in a feeling of bodily rejuvenation upon waking, instead of the tiredness that never seems to go away as we age.
Sermorelin Injections are administered via a method known as Subcutaneous Injection, or as SubQ Injection. Subcutaneous Injections are delivered using a short, thin needle known as an insulin needle, and the needle is injected just underneath the skin in the subdermal layer. Generally, these injections are delivered into the stomach or hip. Sermorelin Injections are administered once daily, generally five days per week.
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Ipamorelin is a pentipeptide, meaning that it is composed of five amino acids. Like Sermorelin, this bioidentical therapy is a growth hormone releasing hormone, meaning that it stimulates the pituitary gland to mimic the natural growth hormone (GH) pulses of the body, and provides a slow and steady release of GH. It is extremely stable in suppressing somatostatin.
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Ibutamoren Acetate is classified as a non-peptide growth hormone secretagogue, which means it stimulates the pituitary gland to release stored growth hormone to the body for use. By using growth hormone secretors, the body increases production of its own growth hormone. As a result, the body repairs and rejuvenates itself over time, which slows down the aging process. Peptide therapies usually have a "loading" period of 3-6 months before full effects are noticed and can be used indefinitely with little to no side-effects for long-term use.
Ibutamoren remains active in the body for a longer period of time compared to injectable secretagoues, GHRP 2 or GHRP 6. Ibutamoren requires only a once daily orally administered dose at bedtime and remains active for roughly 24 hours in the body.
Like other forms of Hormone Replacement Therapy, Sermorelin and Ipamorelin take time to work in order for the full array of benefits to manifest themselves. In the first weeks of therapy patients generally report changes in energy levels and improved sleeping habits and mood, but physical changes can take three to six months to become apparent. After six months, most patients will start to show significant benefits in body composition, skin health, immune health, and healing response.


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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Various Artists - The Glimmers ® (2004)
The Glimmers are Mo Becha & David Fouquaert and are based in Ghent, Belgium. So just goes to show us there's more to the Flemish than strong beers and Marc Dutroux. I picked this box set up back in 2004 and didn't get a lot of mileage out of it until I discovered it again recently. Been sitting there waiting to be recorded and was a daunting task being 4 discs. Anyway, limited to 2000 copies The Glimmers have re-edited everyone from Roxy Music and Billy idol through to Jah Wobble and The Residents. It's a real eclectic mix of artists which is all part of the attraction.
1. Queen - Body Language (The Glimmers Edit)
2. WhoMadeWho - Satisfaction (The Glimmers Edit)
3. De Falla - Popuzuda Rock 'n Roll (The Glimmers Edit)
4. Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (The Glimmers Edit)
5. Whitey - Leave Them All Behind (The Glimmers Edit)
6. Shocking Blue - Love-Buzz (The Glimmers Edit)
7. Billy Idol - Hole In the Wall (The Glimmers Edit)
8. Alan Vega - Jukebox Baby (The Glimmers Edit)
9. Pete Shelley - Witness The Change / I Don't Know What Love Is (Dub)(The Glimmers Edit)
10. Jah Wobble - How Much Are They? (The Glimmers Edit)
11. Severed Heads - We Have Come To Bless The House (The Glimmers Edit)
12. Liquid Liquid vs. Jungle Brothers - Optimo / I'll House You (Accapella)(The Glimmers Edit)
13. Sylvester - Band Of Gold (The Glimmers Edit)
14. The Residents - Diskomo (The Glimmers Edit)
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An article titled 'Homeowner Rescue Awaits President Bush's Signature' written by Julie Davis, an Associated Press Writer, covers the mortgage bail out better than most articles I have read.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations. Read the article here
I'm not familiar with Julie Davis or past articles by her but this one is really on target.
The foreclosure rescue program has some good stuff and some not so good stuff.
- It includes $3.9 billion in funds to lenders (that caused the problem!) to purchase and fix up foreclosures so neighborhoods would not be dragged down in value. With this funding, won't they be more likely to foreclose than to work with the homeowner?
- $180 million for pre-foreclosure counseling
- The Federal Reserve will oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- $15 billion in tax cuts and tax credits for first time home buyers
- $800 increase to the limits set on national debt
There are other issues with the program, one of which is that the tax payers will be the ones paying for Fannie and Freddie bail out. This is just wrong in my opinion. I don't think they should be bail out at all or by any means.
Here is another quote from the article and I include it because it cannot be said better:
Conservative Republicans were vehemently opposed to the bill, particularly
the help for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Critics charge the companies enjoy
lavish profits in good times and wield their outsized political clout to resist
regulation while depending on the government to bail them out should they
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., delayed the final vote because Democrats refused
to allow him a vote on a proposal to ban the companies from lobbying or making
political donations to lawmakers.
"We can't have the people who are supposed to watch over these
organizations getting money from these organizations," DeMint said. "At least if
we're going to ask the American taxpayer to be on the hook for billions,
possibly trillions of dollars, let's stop this."
You should really read entire the article. I have the Foreclosure Rescue Program in pdf format if you would like a copy of it. Just send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send you the file.


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