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The calendar is now sortable by category and by tag, both at the top of the calendar. You can use the button at the foot of the calendar to add this calendar to your own (Google, Apple, Timely etc). The print button at the top will print the page you're on. Clicking on the main calendar bar (top left) allows you to choose a date to jump to. PLEASE NOTE – where an event is marked as 'ALL DAY' it may be best to check with the organisers in case they have not submitted a start and/or end time to us …
To submit your event to the ECF calendar – click here. This will also enable you to submit your event to the International Rating Office for registration with FIDE if it is FIDE-rated or has a FIDE-rated section(s) | For a PDF of the ECF Event Calendar (updated every 4-6 weeks) – click here (PDF updated July 24th 2019)
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Contact: Scott Freeman Email: firstname.lastname@example.com | Web [MAP]
5 round Swiss events where players must have historically been of an appropriate standard to play
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: email@example.com | Web [MAP]
10 player Round Robin event over 5 days for IM Norms
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: firstname.lastname@example.com | Web [MAP]
A 4 round tournament for players rated below 2000 which will be split into small groups as far as possible for the 4 round event
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: email@example.com | Web [MAP]
6 round FIDE-rated LP congress for junior players with grades (or CCF estimated) under 80
Contact: Tim Wall Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.northumbriamasters.com [MAP]
Three FIDE-rated, 9-round tournaments: NORTHUMBRIA MASTERS (eligible for title norms), CHALLENGERS (Under 2050, 180 ECF), MAJOR (Under 1825, 150 ECF). Plus a one-day JUNIOR RAPIDPLAY (Under 11 and Under 14 sections). Total prize fund: £5,100. Superb new hotel venue 4 miles from Newcastle City Centre, 3 miles from Newcastle Airport. Special room rates when booked through Guaranteed Events Ltd | Entry form
Contact: Tim Wall Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: https://northumbriamasters.com/ [MAP]
The Northumbria Masters invites you to play in a 6-round Swiss tournament. Two sections: Under 11 & Under 14 (age as of 23/8/2019) Games will count towards ECF rapidplay grades and FIDE rapidplay ratings. Prize Fund: £300, plus trophies and medals. This event is supported by Capital Finance Bridging Solutions Ltd and the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust | Entry form
Contact: Tim Wall Email: email@example.com Web: https://northumbriamasters.com [MAP]
Challengers U2050 FIDE, U180 ECF (FIDE-rated event) 1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £125 and 2 x £50 Performance Prizes (1800+ & <1800) Entry fee: £40 | Entry form
Contact: Tim Wall Email: email@example.com Web: https://northumbriamasters.com [MAP]
Nine-round FIDE-rated Swiss tournament, open to players who are both Under 1825 FIDE and Under 150 ECF. 1st prize £500, 2nd £250, U1600 £125 and 2 x £50 Performance Prizes (1600+ & <1600) Entry fee: £40 | Entry form
Contact: Liam Varnam Email: email@example.com Web: http://berksandbuckschess.com/ [MAP]
Six round Swiss. Sections (usually 12-16 players in each) allocated according to ECF grade. Usually 5-6 sections. Top 2-3 sections FIDE-rated, all sections ECF-graded | Entry form
Contact: David Clayton Email: email@example.com Web: http://congress.popmalc.org.uk/congress/43/home [MAP]
FIDE Open, Major U170, Minor U135. 6 rounds over 3 days. Played in our new high quality venue.
Contact: Jack Rudd Email: email@example.com Web: http://dccapaigntonchess.com [MAP]
Annual Paignton festival event, with four afternoon and two morning tournaments
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: email@example.com | Web [MAP]
Weekend LP FIDE-rated Congress across 4 sections
Contact: John Constable Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.budechess.co.uk/peter-clarke-memorial.php [MAP]
Six round rapidplay 25min + 10sec move. In memory of Peter & Peggy Clarke | Entry form
Contact: Les Hall Email: email@example.com Web: www.crewechessclub.co.uk [MAP]
Our popular 5 round, 4 section congress at The Ibis Styles Hotel – FIDE Open, Major U165, Intermediate U135, Minor U105. Increased prize money in all sections (dependent on entries) | Entry form
Contact: Russell Granat Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.surreychesscongress.co.uk [MAP]
Revival of a prestigious weekend congress after a successful event at the same venue in 2018. All three sections now FIDE-rated – Open, U1900/160, U1675/130. Online entry available at http://www.surreychesscongress.co.uk/enter/
Contact: Mike Truran Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/information_23.htm [MAP]
FIDE Open, FIDE U2000 (ECF U175), ECF U135. Five rounds Friday 7pm – Sunday 7 pm
Contact: Steve Lovell Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.bsecongress.org.uk [MAP]
5 round Swiss in four sections – Open, Major (U170), Intermediate (U140) and Minor (U110) | Entry form
Contact: John Sargent Email: email@example.com Web: http://union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/chess [MAP]
A weekend of competitive chess in an excellent central London location, in the shadow of the Royal Albert Hall. Open, Major and Minor sections. Round 1 starts 18.00 Friday, Rounds 2/4 at 10.00 Sat/Sun and Rounds 3/5 at 15.00 Sat/Sun
**Please note – No U18s allowed due to Westminster Council restrictions on the venue**
Contact: Gillian Moore Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.hampshirechess.co.uk [MAP]
Open, Major (Under 160), and Minor (Under 125). Ladies prize and £100 Best Game Prize | Entry form
Contact: Mike Truran Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/information_hull_2019.htm [MAP]
FIDE Open, FIDE U2000 (ECF U175), ECF U135. Five rounds Friday 7.00pm – Sunday 7.00pm
Contact: Malcolm Peacock Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://chess.popmalc.org.uk/congress [MAP]
5 round Swiss, FIDE rated open
Contact: Tony Corfe Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.castlechess.co.uk [MAP]
One of a series of events held around the country. A small, relaxed event. 6 round event, Open including Premier U175, Major U155 including Intermediate U135, Minor U115 including Challengers U95. PRIZES – Expected £180 per section – but not guaranteed, plus at least one grading prize in each section. Prizes are dependent on entries
Contact: Rebecca & Colin Gardiner Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.cornwallchess.org.uk/Hereford/info.shtml [MAP]
Five round seeded Swiss tournament. 3 sections U175, U145 & U120 | Entry form
Contact: Hok Yin Stephen Chiu Email: email@example.com Web: https://covchessleague.blogspot.com/p/2nd-rapidplay.html [MAP]
6 rounds – each player has 20 minutes + 10 second increment per round. 3 sections – Open, Major (U145), Minor (U110). Entry £15.00 (Juniors £10.00). All players welcome, from both inside and outside the League!
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: email@example.com Web: https://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/ChessClubHome/ChessClubSeniorsIndex.htm [MAP]
FIDE-rated LP Congress across 4 sections
Contact: Marc Bryant Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.hastingschess.com/ [MAP]
9 round Swiss – FIDE Norms available
Contact: Steve Rooney Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.shropshirechesscongress.org.uk [MAP]
A friendly and well-run event at a lovely venue offering good playing conditions, excellent food and a warm welcome. Fide-rated Open, plus Major, Intermediate and Minor sections
Contact: Rebecca and Colin Gardiner Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: https://somersetchesscongress.webs.com/ [MAP]
Five round seeded Swiss tournament. 3 sections U175, U145 & U120 | Entry form
Contact: Mike Truran Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/information_24.htm [MAP]
FIDE Open, FIDE U2000 (ECF U175), ECF U135. Five rounds
Contact: John Constable Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.budechess.co.uk/simon-bartlett-memorial.php [MAP]
5 rounds 90 minutes + 30sec move. Open, U170, U140, U120. £2300 guaranteed prize fund, special Simon Bartlett Loudest Shirt prize | Entry form


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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Seabee Mud Run 2011
First the down side. This race has grown so large and popular that they have instituted chip timing with a wave start. It was the first year with a wave start and they did not get off too smoothly. Also, they had a lot of different groups and divisions. So, the start was chaotic.
Anyway, once we got going, it was the same great event as always. At the start there is about 3/4 mile of road to try to spread the field before we get to the obstacles. 1st obstacle was pretty mild, just a serpentine mud trench. However, it lead to a house sized hill that had what looked like the entire field bunched on the upslope. I found a part of the crowd that was moving and got to the top. The downslope was covered with plastic and sprayed with water. Hop on and slide to the mud at the bottom. Out of the mud and a mile is gone. Off to the side is a gun crew with a .50 caliber machine gun, and they are cranking off blanks.
Down into some of the base drainage ditches that were blocked off and full of water. I step into a hidden "gopher hole" and bruise my shin. The good news is, I did not break my leg. That would have made finishing difficult. Out of the ditches and across a field for mile 2.
Onto a single track trail, and a bit of a tangle with some briars as I try to pass a slower group. Across a parking lot and mile 3.
Mile 4 was a blur, but I remember lots of mud with telephone poles across the trenches (had to go over or under), a culvert to crawl through, a patch of quicksand where I crawled out after I sank to my thigh, and a section where I had to low crawl/ranger crawl through the mud. At the low crawl there is another .50 caliber machine gun set up to add to the noise. Out to the street, through one more ditch and them to the finish.
4 miles of muddy fun in a bit over 50 minutes (I forgot to stop my watch)
I was able to find a short video clip. First hill, about 3/4 through, and the finish.... cut and past the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf3JVxD56VE
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Back to the world of blogging
We just finished a Team in Training season with our largest ever team. The group really came together, and we had a great time. This season, I am working with one of the smallest Team in Training group. It has been a challenge because the participants don't have the relationships and accountability that the larger groups give. I am doing what I can to get information to them, but communication continues to be a challenge.
And, I have just been accepted by Powerbar Team Elite. I have been exploring their website and found lots of tools and products that will help me to be a better coach. I'll use what I can to improve this season, and I'll have a great plan in place for next season. Recruitment for San Diego, Seattle, and Orlando is in the middle of May.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sorry for the delay
As expected, Cody passed away on April 6, 2009. I finally had a chance to meet his Dad when I participated in a 24 hour run / Relay for Life Event. Mickey is truly an incredible human being. Please continue to follow his blog as he goes "out on point" in the fight against the Cancer that took his son.
In a totally unexpected turn of events, my father followed Cody on April 9, 2009. The official COD is Colon Cancer, but I believe that it was a heart attack that may have been related to his treatment. In any case I am keeping busy with my brother and sister in settling his estate. I am going to continue to work and find ways to fight Cancer. It is a terrible range of diseases that takes too many of our loved ones.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Hug Your Kids
Y'all hug your kids. Smell their hair, drink them in. We so often overlook the little blessings that are all around us.
Those of you that know me might know that that I like to run and I like to race. Every race that I have run since January 2008 has been in a shirt that says "For Dad and Cody"
Dad is recovering from
Cody is the son of my friend Mickey. I have not met Mickey in person, but I'm as close to him as a college room mate, at times it seems we could be brothers. I met Mickey on the Masters forum at Runners World. We both have two sons and a daughter. His older son is the same age as my older son. My youngest son is a couple years younger than Cody. I was introduced to Cody through a video that Mickey posted. It is set to a song called Better Days. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3452756628301865816
The Masters forum is still a close knit group, but it was a lot closer a couple years ago. At some point, for some reason, Mickey and I exchanged phone numbers. He was the first person I called when I learned that my Mom was in ICU and that she was not going to come out of the hospital. Around Thanksgiving 2007 Mickey called and told me that they had found a spot on Cody's liver. This was a few months after Dad's colon cancer was diagnosed. This was my family's first experience with radiation and chemotherapy. It was a road that was all too familiar to Mickey's.
Dad's colon surgery in late 2007 was about a week after Cody's liver surgery. Dad took a while to recover, but Cody bounced back pretty quickly. And they both went into follow up treatment. As I said earlier, Dad has continued to heal and get stronger. In early January of this year, Cody's cancer returned in his leg, Mickey's family started into a third treatment cycle. On February 18, scans showed that the cancer had progressed to both legs, his pelvis, his liver and his lungs. They discontinued the chemotherapy, gave him some more radiation to reduce the pain in his legs, and set him up for morphine. Based on the progression, doctors gave them between two weeks and two months. Mickey and his family have spent the last week at the beach making memories. Unfortunately, it seems that Mickey's memories will be of a son that is slipping away.
So, hug your kids, and if you get a chance, stop by Mickey's Blog at http://deckapes.blogspot.com./ and encourage him.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Why do you do what you do?
I mentioned in a blog post a little while back that we are known by what we do. I have 3 kids. So, I am know as ____'s Father. I am also a Husband, a Scout Leader, a Sunday School Teacher, a Charity Distance Running Coach, and an Engineer.
Why do we pick what we do, and do we do It because it is a part of us or because it is a duty in some way. I went to vocational school in High School and that pointed me toward Engineering. So, I guess that is as good a place as any to start.
vo·ca·tion (vo-ka'sh?n)
1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
2. An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.
[Middle English vocacioun, divine call to a religious life, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocatio, vocation-, a calling, from vocatus, past participle of vocare, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Since the American Heritage Dictionary brings in the religious connotation...
From Wikipedia,
The idea of vocation is central to the Christian belief that God has created each person with gifts and talents oriented toward specific purposes and a way of life. Particularly in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, this idea of vocation is especially associated with a divine call to service to the Church and humanity through particular vocational life commitments such as marriage to a particular person, consecration as a religious, ordination to priestly ministry in the Church and even a holy life as a single person. In the broader sense, Christian vocation includes the use of ones gifts in their profession, family life, church and civic commitments for the sake of the greater common good.
The idea of a vocation or "calling" has been pivotal within Protestantism. Martin Luther taught that each individual was expected to fulfill his God-appointed task in everyday life. Although the Lutheran concept of the calling emphasized vocation, there was no particular emphasis on labor beyond what was required for one's daily bread. Calvinism transformed the idea of the calling by emphasizing relentless, disciplined labor. In the Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536), Calvin defined the role of "The Christian in his vocation." He noted that God has prescribed appointed duties to men and styled such spheres of life vocations or callings. Calvinists distinguished two callings: a general calling to serve God and a particular calling to engage in some employment by which one's usefulness is determined.
I grew up in the Lutheran Christian tradition, and I was blessed with a girlfriend / fiancé / wife who challenged me to examine what I believe and why. In response, I dug into the commentaries on faith at the same time I was studying for my chosen career. As a result, my faith developed alongside my secular knowledge base. So, the idea "...that each individual was (is) expected to fulfill his God-appointed task in everyday life" is a part of who I am. My regular occupation, the one that I am particularly suited for is that of an engineer. My desire is to have an impact, to make a difference for those who can't help themselves.
That idea can find expression in any number of ways, but I think I'll go back to my current career. I work as an engineer for a company that does renovations for cutting edge technology. It is possible, even likely, that I could work for 6 months on a project that will be pulled out and replaced in a few years. My boss is a religious man. But he expressed his (and my) desire in a non-religious way. The desire is to make an impact, do work that will last even to eternity. (OK, the expression was not completely non-religious). With that idea in mind. He has allowed people in the company to share his burden for missions, and I have gladly joined that task.
Before I went to college, I worked in construction. Before I started at this company, I was able to spend a week in the slums of Mexico City helping to build a Church. Since I started with the company, I have been to Honduras, Guatemala, and Africa on trips that allowed me to use my knowledge of engineering to help improve the designs of mechanical systems in a Hospital, an Orphanage, a Crippled Children's Hospital and a Mission Center.
When I started on my quest to improve my physical condition and get off of the blood pressure medication, it was only natural that I would do this task for reasons that were more than simply personal. I went back to the running that I did in college. Running is great for me. I helps to clear my head and make me feel better. There is nothing like watching the sun rise during an early morning run along the beach. Except maybe watching the stars during a late night run. Closely behind, is the feeling of the sun on your shoulders during a lunchtime run when you have to clear out from work for a while. As good as all this was for me, it was not long before I was raising money and running to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Team in Training. It was not long before I found out that fund raising was not one of my talents, but involvement in Team in Training was the right thing to do. Just after my first season with Team in Training, the daughter of a close friend was diagnosed with Lymphoma. She is the same age as my middle son and I watched and prayed as she went through treatment and ultimately recovered. Since I was not able to effectively raise money, I found that I could coach and mentor other people who were better at raising money and still be part of the team that does so much to benefit those that suffer from Blood Cancers.
Still, I could not leave the fund raising completely alone. Last year, I ran the Houston Marathon to support my brother in his first Marathon and to raise money for the American Cancer Society in honor of my Dad who was suffering from Colon Cancer and for Cody who is the son of a friend. Dad has completed his treatment and is doing much better. Cody is still fighting the Neuroblastoma. So this year, I will be running the Mississippi Blues Marathon and raising money for Band of Parents. Band of Parents (as the name implies) is a group of parents that advocate for their kids that are suffering from Neuroblastoma.
If you want to donate to these courageous parent who are taking initiative in finding a cure for the disease that is taking their kids, I would be honored. This tome is going to be posted on my blog as well as on the Master's Forum at Runner's World. If you are so inclined, there is a link at the end of my previous blog entry.
If you made it this far, think about why you do what you do. There are a friends that I hope are reading this that are social workers or teachers. I know that they did not pick their careers for the money. There are also stay at home parents out there. Their rewards are either less tangible or more tangible than most.
Beyond your career or your job, are you making a difference, are you building a legacy?
Colossians 3:17 (New American Standard Bible)
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
A way to make a difference
However, all the preparation was feeling a bit empty because there has always been a philanthropic component to my marathon preparation.
I had my first real distance running training and ran the Chicago marathon in 2005 with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
My training and fundraising was more personal when I ran in Houston in 2007. I ran for the American Cancer Society. My Dad had started treatment for colon cancer and a the son of a very good forum friend had suffered a reoccurred of a very aggressive form of childhood cancer. So, I ran Houston for Dad and Cody. The starting line picture from that race is the picture that I use for this blog.
Since that time, Dad has gone into remission, but Cody, Mickey, and their family are still fighting Cody's Neuroblastoma Cancer with everything they have.
On change.org I found a way that you can donate to the Band of Parents. Band of Parents is just what it sounds like. Their mission statement:
We are parents of children diagnosed with a cancer called neuroblastoma who want to help further the research and drug development desperately needed to save more children. Neuroblastoma is an "orphan" cancer; pharmaceutical companies are not developing new treatments because there is not a large enough patient base to make development profitable. Funding from the government is similarly limited. Time is running out for many of our children -- money stands between them and a cure.
As parents, we have banded together to increase public awareness about neuroblastoma and to raise funds for the development of novel therapies. We are working in partnership with a talented and dedicated team of doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) who are fighting to save our children from this deadly disease.
Please link over to the fundraising site and help where you can.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thanks for the Quote GB
I just lifted the verse of the the blog of one of my very dear friends that I have never met. Like all scripture, it is filled with truth and applicability. I have a couple blogs going, and I'm going to put it up on both of them as a reminder because it gives great perspective.
Like most people, I have goals and demands, things I like to do, things I have to do. In every case and circumstance, I am known by what I do and directed by my aspirations.
I am a Christian. I want to serve God with my best.
I am a husband and father. I want to provide for my family in more than just what they need.
I an a Cub Scout Leader. I want to help these boys grow to be strong, productive members of society.
I am a runner. I would like to qualify for the Boston Marathon, and I want to help others to develop a love of running.
I am an engineer and an employee. I want to help my company to grow and be more profitable.
I am tired and feeling pulled in too many directions. Every now and then I need to pull back from the task at hand and look at the big picture. I'll still have just as much to do, and just as much time to do it. The perspective helps. I am not to be impressed with myself or to compare myself with others. I just need to do the very best with what I have.

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5 Types of People to Avoid When Looking for Love on Tinder
Times are tough, people, and most of us resort to online dating at one point or another to explore our options. To get your feet wet, you'll probably dip into a free dating app, like Tinder. This easy-access route can be dangerous territory, diving into the shallow end of a pool filled with inappropriate photos, dull conversation, and dates that leave you stranded downtown and then repeatedly stalk you. But there's hope yet. Finding love on Tinder—at the very least, knowing how to weed out the bad apples—is easier than you might think.
The following tips come from firsthand experience of my on-again, off-again relationship with Tinder (before I met my boyfriend—through Tinder), and the (mostly horror) stories I've heard from my girlfriends.
5 Types of People to Avoid When Looking for Love on Tinder
1. Mysterious (Magic) Mike. My girlfriend Kaitlin (not her real name) could write a book about her Tinder tales. On one particular rampage, she "matched" with a man who was attractive, in shape, and seemingly nice. They started chatting here and there, and eventually she asked him what he did for work. It became clear that he didn't want to answer, eventually settling on, "I work in a couple of clubs around Miami." When she dug deeper, he said he was a bartender. It wasn't until after they met, went on a date, and had sex that he told her he was, in fact, a stripper. Who was married. With a crazy wife who would go on to stalk Kaitlin for months, trying to get information that she couldn't from her husband. The lesson here? Be wary of matches that get sketchy about answering basic questions. And always listen to your gut instinct. If something doesn't feel right, it's probably not.
2. Superficial Steve. It usually doesn't take long to tell whether someone is genuine with good intentions. I was having a great conversation with a man on Tinder once when, suddenly, he started firing off 20 questions. It took about five minutes for me to catch on that he was looking for a prized arm piece when he asked what I would wear if he took me on a date. Maybe it's a personal preference, but what I choose to wear should not be one of the first things you try to get to know about me. Another time, I met up with someone for coffee, which turned into drinks. By the end of the night, everyone around us knew he worked at Harvard—because he name-dropped to no end. Needless to say, we never went out again.
3. Party on, Wayne. A person's Tinder photos tell you a lot about their vibe. If a potential date mainly posts pictures of them raging, they're probably not looking to settle down. Another girlfriend of mine, Amy (not her real name), went on a few Tinder dates after moving to a big, new city. Many of the guys she dated were a few years younger, in their mid-20's, and they always wound up taking her to a bar. In the end, despite what they led her to believe with their words, they weren't looking for anything serious. Learn to judge a person's intentions by what they do (or don't do), not by what they say. People often put out into the universe what they wish to attract, and if their party pants are on (or, even more, off) in a majority of their photos, it's probably a clear indication they're still looking to have fun with no solid commitment. If that's not the lifestyle you want, don't try to convince yourself that you'll get them to change. You won't.
4. Late-night lurker. This red flag is an obvious one that some of us choose to ignore. If a match repeatedly tries to start a conversation after 10 p.m. only, there's a good chance they're not looking for love. There are exceptions, but these can be filtered out based on the context of the conversation. Is your match actually trying to get to know you? Or are they more concerned about your late-night plans, what kind of beer you drink, and where you go out for fun? Someone's intentions can be read more clearly when you actually meet them face-to-face, but only if you feel comfortable doing so (and, for safety reasons, it should be in a public place).
5. Why so serious? The purpose of dating is to get to know someone before making them a priority in your life. As we get older, it's important to be more selective so as not to waste each other's time. With that being said, the first date should not be an unnatural, high-pressure zone. During our date, the Harvard employee mentioned above told me he had a brother who just moved to Boston with him. Naturally, I started asking questions to keep the conversation going — did they live together? Are they close in age? He took my inquisition as me being more interested in his brother than him. At the end of the date, after much similar behavior, he asked me straight-up whether I saw this going anywhere. I couldn't, so I politely told him we probably wouldn't be a good fit, but it was great getting to know him. This rejection caused him to storm out of the restaurant, yelling at me for not giving him a chance to prove his husband-like abilities (the poor al fresco diners!). It's important to be picky, but don't set high, unrealistic expectations for the first date. If you do, you'll drive yourself crazy and forget to have fun, chalking up each date as a learning experience.
Do you have any Tinder tips or online dating stories you'd like to share? Feel free to leave them in the comments below!
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Paparazzi Earrings - Midnight Banquet - Black
Faceted black beads swing from the top and bottom of a dainty silver frame, creating a glamorous fringe. A dainty white rhinestone adorns the top of the frame for a refined finish. Earring attaches to a standard fishhook fitting.
Sold as one pair of earrings.


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By partnering with these experts in their class service providers we have access to additional service and support, that you as an owner would not have access to. Helping us, to help you be as successful as possible.
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Quickbooks is the #1 small business software, and could be the central hub of your accounting system, if it isn't already.
Is a great cloud based software solution, perfect for those who want to do business without learning accounting. This is the solution of choice for independent contractors, such as Real Estate agents, owners of home based businesses, and other Schedule C filers.
Do you have expense reports to approve and reimburse, but are tired of receipts and manually entering individual transactions. Expensify automates the process, which will save you time and make your employees happy.
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Get your key financial documents in one place, automatically. Great for you as a business, and great for the third parties who you do business with. Imagine a world where you don't have to send your tax preparer a pile of papers during tax season, or have your accountant chasing you down for bank statements for the monthly reconciliation. Hubdoc creates that world.
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The Subconscious Multiverse We Reside In
"The eyes are the windows to the soul" - Aldous Huxley
The Subconscious Mind
As far as we are aware, the most powerful thing we know of in the entire universe is the human mind or more specifically, the subconscious aspect of the human mind. That is, if we exclude the universe itself (or God).
Because the conscious mind and the subconscious operate together as part of one system, they are technically not separate from each other. The subconscious is extremely powerful and has the power to amaze us with it's astounding and sometimes surreal capabilities.
A common misconception is that we only use 10% of our brain's true capacity. However, this is a myth. We actually use a lot more than this with various different parts of the brain active at various different times. Additionally, it's important to distinguish the difference between the mind and the brain - they are not the same thing. The brain is physical, the mind is ethereal.
According to evolutionary biologist and author of The Biology Of Belief, Dr Bruce Lipton, the subconscious mind is a million times more powerful than the conscious mind and conscious thought accounts for approximately 5% of our thinking whereas unconscious thought takes up the other 95%.
When utilized properly, the power of the human subconscious mind can draw specific minor details from our memories, it can piece fragments of puzzles together without our awareness to work out the bigger picture, it can understand perfectly the meaning of dreams and it can even understand the meanings of words that we may have never heard before in our lives, or words of a foreign language that we may not be familiar with.
"How is that possible?" I hear you ask.
The answer to this may lie in several fields, the most relevant of which are Quantum Physics, New Thought philosophy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), parapsychology and most notably Jungian psychology - also note that most of these fields have been officially discredited. However, such fields of research have led on to the development of what has become known as Noetic Science, or the emerging science of consciousness. Quantum physics is now at a point where it seems to be tying several aspects of these various fields together very neatly to explain the true nature of what we perceive as reality.
Human Perception
NLP and both mainstream psychology and science acknowledge that all perception, whether real or imagined, happens in the mind.
Additionally, the subconscious mind is incapable of distinguishing between reality and fiction whereas the conscious mind has an information filter (known as the critical faculty) which decides what information is true and what information is not true based on our values, beliefs and past experiences.
Hypnotists utilize this principle by relaxing the conscious mind (and therefore also relaxing and bypassing the critical faculty) and allowing the subconscious to take over.
Our eyes, ears, nose, etc. are simply just the external parts of our bodies responsible for receiving communications. Our eyes absorb light waves which are then decoded by the brain which tells us what to 'see' whereas our ears absorb sound waves which are then also decoded by the brain which tells us what to 'hear'. Everything we see, hear, smell, taste or feel occurs within the mind, essentially forming an internal map of our external reality.
This is explained in NLP with representational systems, submodalities and the presupposition, "the map is not the territory". Quantum mechanics also explains how the universe as we perceive it is a mental construct and not the other way round.
In this respect, our perception of reality can be considered to be a holographic projection determined collectively by our minds, which would mean that the universe itself is a hologram and that our brains are just computational receivers and transmitters of information made up of nothing more than waves of vibrational frequencies (energy).
When the doors of perception are cleansed, man will see things as they truly are.— Aldous Huxley
Holographic Reality
Everybody has their own unique interior holographic map of reality based on their own subjective experiences in life.
Just as no two people's DNA or fingerprints are the same, no two people's experiences are the same, they are all unique, meaning that each and every individual person is experiencing their own unique individual reality - they are experiencing their own unique universe which applies specifically to them and to them only.
This would then mean that the universe is made up of each of our own unique smaller universes that we each individually experience, essentially making the entire universe as we collectively perceive it to be, not actually a universe but rather, a multiverse which is a projection of the collective unconscious.
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Your interesting hub cleared up the difference for me from the brain and our mind. In the past I used them interchangably. Not knowing all the real technical information I find it so fascinating. I can read something and know it for today and am totally inspired then within a week I can't believe how I can quickly forget. I feel my thoughts get trapped so,ewere between my conscious and my subconscious and hide until they decide to come out. Thank you for sharing. What a wonderful read.
Gives much to read & think about. Thanks for shining a light.
When the doors of perception are cleansed, man will see things as they truly are.
— Aldous Huxley
Very good article. Huxley expressed an idea which I will call "The Ideal." It is important for everyone to set a high Ideal and derive their actions from it. Ideals give direction, goals are a means to an end.


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Document rendering is different between OSes
This is pretty the same problem as the one described hee: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/questi..., but this question is closed.
I've a writer document which is rendered differently between Fedora, Windows and macOS. The fonts are the same on the 3 OSes. The exact problem is on Fedora my document is contained on a single page, but on Windows and macOS, it's contained on 2 pages.
This is pretty annoying. Is there a way to fix this?
Just as with the question you refer to, you don't provide a document to test, and specific details on what is different (like a side-by-side screenshot with problematic place marked); nor the specifics on LibreOffice version(s) - and OSes versions as well. And having that former question as a guideline, one could learn on the previous asker's mistakes, and provide all required in advance... sigh.
What specific fonts are used?
Can you see differences in the spacing?
Do the lines wrap at the same place? (character spacing)
Or is there a difference in the line height or line spacing?
Or are the margins just different?
Or do you see a combination of the above?
It would be nice to compare PDFs exported from each OS.
When you say fonts are the same you mean the names that Writer shows or the existing font files in the fonts directory of every machine? Are you sure there is no LO font substitution in any of the machines?


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Gardening Articles and Videos
Oven Roasted Asparagus with Mint Dressing
7/19/2010 | Sheryl McGlochlin
1 bunch of fresh asparagus, with woody stems trimmed
3-4 thin slices of lemon
olive oil
salt and pepper
For dressing:
1-2 sprigs of spearmint (or 10-15 spearmint leaves), chopped finely
2 cloves garlic, minced finely
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a baking sheet, place the asparagus and coat with a generous amount of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with the lemon slices. Bake in the oven until the asparagus becomes tender - about 15-20 minutes.
While the asparagus is in the oven, combine the minced garlic, chopped mint leaves, lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil in a bowl. Whisk together and add salt and pepper to taste.
When the asparagus is ready and out of the oven, allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes. Then spoon the dressing over the asparagus and serve.


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Okay, so I know I've been extra super bad at keeping up with the blog. This is mostly due to the fantastic weather.....which has kept the girls & me outside every spare minute we have. This is awesome....except when I go back inside and remember that I do not have a clone who stays inside, cleans, does laundry, or prepares dinner.
I have been working with Stella as she desperately wants to ride her bike like her big sister. Yes, she has training wheels, but she is doing quite well for only being 2 years & 3 months. I imagine those training wheels will definitely be off next summer!
I think Peter and Sofia are more proud than she is excited.
Jacob's Piano Recital 5/20/18
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This piece was written by staff writer, Michael Worthan.
We now live in a world of divisive talk, painful rhetoric, and in general, all of our Facebook feeds are full to the brim of bad news. So here I am looking at something a bit more cheerful, something that not only will bring a smile to your face, but if you read his books as a child like I did it will bring back some pretty amazing nostalgic memories. Tomorrow is the birthday of Theodor Geisel otherwise known by his famous moniker Dr. Seuss.
Whenever I hear the name Dr. Seuss I begin reminiscing about all of the different books of his I read, and am also put in awe of how influential his books have been in literature. To this day children and adults alike still enjoy his words in one form or another.
He was a true wordsmith, an person who inspired literacy as well as creativity, and is a legend for all to enjoy.
If you'd like some sweet sweet Dr. Seuss gear check out TVStoreOnline.com! Great people, great product, great prices, and a great amount of nerd swag beyond the great Doctors.
"We bust more rhymes than Theodor Geisel did…"
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It was a beautiful morning at the farm before the intense heat set in to bake us all. The animals all enjoyed their treats early while it was still was a "little" cool. Thought you might enjoy a few pics of Mabel and Minnie. The other little calf is nicknamed bear because he has a cute fluffy coat which has got to be hot in this heat.
Hope you each had a lovely Sunday filled with whatever makes you happy!


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We had a fantastic line up of guests at TitanCon 2011 as this page will testify.
We were thrilled to have Belfast's very own Ian McDonald as our Guest of Honour at TitanCon 2011. Ian is a science-fiction novelist best known for his BSFA award winning and Hugo nominated novels River of Gods (2004) and Brasyl (2007). Ian won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for The Djinn's Wife (2006).
Ian McDonald was born in 1960, in Manchester, to a Scottish father and Irish mother, but moved to Belfast when he was five, and has lived there ever since. He therefore lived through the whole of the 'Troubles' (1968-99), and his sensibility has been permanently shaped by coming to understand Northern Ireland as a post-colonial (and so, in his view, de facto 'Third World') society imposed on an older culture. He became a fan of SF from childhood TV, began writing when he was 9, sold his first story to a local Belfast magazine when he was 22, and in 1987 became a full-time writer.
Major themes of Ian's work include nanotechnology, postcyberpunk settings, and the impact of rapid social and technological change on non-Western societies. His 1990s Chaga Saga is particularly notable for its analysis of the AIDS crisis in Africa. River of Gods and it's companion novel of short stories Cyberabad Days (2009) is set in mid-21st-century India, and Brasyl is set in the 18th and 21st centuries in Lusophone South America.
The Dervish House (2010) took us to Istanbul, Turkey in the year 2025 and centred on the families that live in and around its titular house, it is at once a rich mosaic of Islamic life in the new century and a telling novel of future possibilities. Ian has just finished work on Planesrunner, the first book of a young reader's series to be published by Pyr later this year.
UPDATE: Congratulations to Ian on winning Best Novel for The Dervish House at the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards at EasterCon in Birmingham on Saturday 23 April 2011.
Elliot Grove is the founder of the Raindance Film Festival and one of the most knowledgeable filmmakers in the UK having produced over 150 short films and 5 feature films. Elliot regularly holds a crash course seminar on indie film making in London called the 99 Minute Film School which always has a sell out attendance and would usually cost you £15 to enjoy. But at TitanCon 2011, thanks to the power of Skype, we were able to offer this outstanding introduction to the world of independent film making as an inclusive part of the TitanCon membership costing just £10.
Of course it is impossible to explain filmmaking in 99 minutes! Or is it?
During the 99 Minute Film School Elliot Grove attempts to do just that, running through the basic essentials you need to create a film, how to create a viable plan to launch your career and dozens of filmmaking tips in just 99 minutes. This course is for writers, directors, producers, actors, filmmakers, cinema lovers, anyone with an interest in how movies are made and who seek a basic introduction to the filmmaking process.
Elliot Grove has worked intensively with writers and filmmakers at Raindance since 1992. He explains the tricks of the trade from practical experience and reveals some of the latest paradigms through lecture, exercises and video clips.
Elliot Grove founded Raindance Film Festival in 1993, the British Independent Film Awards in 1998, and Raindance.TV in 2007. Open University awarded Elliot an Honourary Doctorate for services to film education in 2009.
Elliot has written three books which have become industry standards: Raindance Writers Lab 2nd Edition (Focal Press 2008), Raindance Producers Lab (Focal Press 2004) and 130 Projects to get you into Filmmaking (Barrons 2009). Elliot's first novel The Bandit Queen based on his childhood experiences living in the Ogaden Desert in Ethiopia is scheduled for publication in late 2011.
We were absolutely thrilled to have the creators of Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame hold their official Northern Ireland launch event at TitanCon 2011.
Game designers Leonard Boyd and David Brashaw hosted game demonstrations, answered questions and after a full twenty years in development got to finally sell their board game based on the books of Sir Terry Pratchett.
Leonard and David both hail from County Down. Leonard has two children and a very understanding wife. David also has two children and a very understanding wife. They're also both huge Discworld fans. In fact the only way to tell them apart is that they look completely different. David points out he is small, stubborn with a baldy patch while Leonard is older, wiser and has more imagination.
Leonard is a graphic designer and first had the idea for this game way back in 1991. After a few years of playtesting with David and their friends Leonard got the chance in May 1995 to show the game to Sir Terry who described it as one of the better ones he had seen. However he advised them that they needed to secure the backing of a major games company before he could grant them a licence.
After an extremely long and torturous process of trying to find a publisher, involving at least five redesigns of the entire game and more hours of playtesting than any sane person can possibly imagine, they finally secured a deal with Z-Man Games in 2010. Then in November they successfully signed prolific Discworld artist Stephen Player to create the character illustrations for their game and on 27 November 2010 Sir Terry Pratchett granted Leonard and David a licence to put the game into production.
And now finally the game has gone on sale in their home country and TitanCon members were not only able to be first in line but could buy Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame at a special discounted price.
George Clarke is the founder of independent film company, Yellow Fever Productions, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His dutes in the film world are plentiful and his usual roles on his productions involve; writer, producer, director, action choreographer, DOP, editor, and some times, even actor. He created the Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival in 2008 and with his projects, has gained critical acclaim from industry professionals around the globe.
George Clarke first appeared on the radar in Fall of 2007 with his critically acclaimed, award winning feature film Battle of the Bone. With no formal film experience or education, George took a chance when he got funded privately for his first venture and decided to aim high with such a project. BOTB quickly became (and still is) the most talked about and media covered film ever to come out of Northern Ireland.
During the filming of BOTB George found a young team of wanna-be stuntmen who were keen to do more on film. He also found that while on set, if they were not kept under control, the guys would spread out and destroy things (much like bacteria do) hence the name - Team Bacteria. Among the team, one young man stood out and George instantly recognised his potential, Peter Meehan stars as The Kid in a series of five action packed kung fu short films that were made for no money and distributed online via Yellow Fever's Youtube channel. Next up was Lidl Red Riding Hoody (2008) and this short was followed by full length feature The Knackery (2009).
2011 is set to be Yellow Fever's biggest yet with their fourth feature The Last Light a violently haunting tale of one man's night in an old mansion, and also disturbing clown horror The Circus and action packed flicks The Expendable Eight and The Knackery 2. The fifth feature is a departure from the normal George Clarke project, but one he feels very strongly about. Billy, A Reasonable Request is the (true) story of one mother's true love and battle to keep her son alive when he was denied the right to live by the health service of Northern Ireland.
In September 2007 Peadar Ó Guilín published his first novel, The Inferior, which the Times Educational Supplement called "a stark, dark tale, written with great energy and confidence and some arresting reflections on human nature." It tells the story of Stopmouth and his family who must battle for survival in a world of tribal societies. To live they must hunt rival species or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the freshest human kind. There is but one law: Eat or be Eaten.
The second book in the series The Deserter was published 5 May 2011 and continues Stopmouth's journey as he attempts to understand The Roof and find the mysterious woman he loves who fell from it.
Peadar has been writing curious stories for as long as he can remember. One of his school reports claimed that he had "a talent for communication, which he abuse[d]." Since then he has written plays, published short stories and performed as a stand-up comedian. He has taken part in a project to translate the Linux operating system into Irish and is fluent in French and Italian. Peadar lives in Dublin where he toils night and day for a giant computer corporation.
As a fan of George RR Martin Peadar has been posting on the Westeros forum for years and in 2009 travelled to Worldcon in Montreal where the Brotherhood Without Banners took him firmly into the fold and made him one of their own. While signing copies of The Inferior for some of the BWB Peadar wrote a dedication that could not quite be read, it was supposed to say "...you are so awesome" but it looked like "...you are so enslaved". Within a few hours there were t-shirts and badges saying "Enslaved by Peadar Ó Guilín". I remain convinced that Peadar's fan club needs to be called The Enslaved and he really should try and work something about enslavement into his next novel.
Peadar is now a regular at Irish conventions including Octocon in Dublin and is always an interesting, enlightening and entertaining panelist. When asked if he wanted to be a guest of TitanCon he thought it was a trick question, a horde of zombified wild horses could not keep him away!
We invite you to come be enslaved by Peadar Ó Guilín.
In October 2006 Gerard Brennan was selected to partake in the Belfast Creative Writers Network's Mentoring Programme, and was lucky enough to work with our Guest of Honour Ian McDonald. Ian read a collection of Gerard's short stories and helped him improve each one over a series of one-to-one sessions.
Between 2007 and 2010, Gerard received awards from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland three times to assist him in completing three novels, Wee Rockets, Shot and Final Score. Gerard also received funding from Northern Ireland Screen through the Script Development scheme for his screenplay, The Point.
Morrigan Books commissioned Gerard to co-edit a short story anthology. Requiems For The Departed (2010), a collection of crime fiction stories based on Irish Myths which included a short story by fellow TitanCon guest T.A. Moore.
In October 2010 Gerard performed a short one man show at the Black Box in Belfast. The play was based on his short story An Irish Possession which was adapted for the stage by director Conor Maguire.
Among numerous short story publications his most prestigious to date is a place in The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime edited by Maxim Jakubowski (Constable and Robinson), released in April 2011.
Down These Green Streets (2011) edited by Declan Burke features Gerard's article on Northern Irish Crime fiction. This collection of essays, interviews and short fiction regarding Irish crime writing in the 21st century.
Gerard has recently signed with Pulp Press to publish his novella The Point based on his aforementioned screenplay of the same name. It is set for release in October 2011.
Award-winning author T.A Moore is the creator of the Even Stone series and has a numerous short stories published in various anthologies. When not creating dystopian urban fairy tales for love and (some) money she is an arts journalist for CultureNorthernIreland and enjoys long walks, strong coffee and laughing at bad things. People generally agree she'll come to a bad idea. The most common reaction to her writing is, 'But you seem so nice.'
In the Even - a city built in the intersection between the real and the not-ruled by the iron whim of the demon Yekum where treachery brewed amidst the ever-changing streets. Ancients dwell in the city who have out-lived their purpose and grown jaded with their immortality. They want only to die and they will take the whole world with them if they have to: suicide by Apocalypse. Only Faceless Lenith, goddess, cynic and gambler, stands in their way. The fate of the world rests on her shoulders and mankind did not conceive her to be wise.
Wonderfully twisted and dark, The Even will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman. The illustrations by Stephanie Law throughout add richness and style unusual in modern fantasy. It is wise advice to not judge a book by it's cover, but with cover art as beautiful as this who can resist?
Patrick Brown lives in Belfast and has been creating and self-publishing comics since the mid-1990s. He is currently working on The Cattle Raid of Cooley, a graphic novel adapting the ancient Irish epic, drawn in red ink in an improvisational style, which has been serialised on the web since 2008 and is probably about halfway done. Print editions are also available.
Patrick is the chief writer, editor and researcher on the Irish Comics Wiki, an online encyclopedia with over 1,000 articles on comics, comic creators and the cartoonist's art in Ireland since the 16th century. He organises a monthly pub meet for comics creators in Belfast, and, together with Andy Luke, runs a stall selling locally-published comics at Belfast arts markets.
Andy Luke is a local writer who draws. Over the last ten years he's produced a mass of self-published comics including Bob's, Revenge of The Cantina, Optimus and Me and Absence - a comic about epilepsy. Andy has taken part in the 24 hour comic challenge with Don't get Lost (2010) and Gran (2007). Drawn as part of the grieving process, the author tells of his relationship with his grandmother Eileen Lucas, and relays his thoughts on life and the afterlife.
Andy has also contributed to websites including Silver Bullet Comics, Comics Village and Alltern8, and, together with Patrick Brown, runs a stall selling locally-published comics at Belfast arts markets. Which is enough validation, and includes next to no advice on favoured soups.
Picking up signals from the ether, TitanCon 2011 tuned into ghostly transmissions from the past with Wireless Mystery Theatre.
Wireless Mystery Theatre recreate the in-studio excitement of the night, transporting the audience back to the Golden Age of radio, to be AWED! and AMAZED! as they present radio plays live on stage. You are offered a peek through the studio's perspex glass to watch the live music, the hand-cranked sound effects, the 'radio personalities', and the old-time commercials, all live before your very ears.
Originally broadcast in 1941, this archive programme contained two of H.P. Lovecraft's most unsettling stories, The Dunwich Horror and The Music of Erich Zann.
This special performance by Wireless Mystery Theatre was absolutely brilliant, the entire audience was blown away by the masterful performance. Awesome stuff.
Perhaps the most unusual workshop on our programme was the Zombie Make-up Workshop in which make-up artist Joeleen Balance demonstrated and explained the tools and techniques she uses as she worked to make up her friend who volunteered to become a zombie for the day.
I know Joeleen was kind of nervous about doing the panel beforehand but everyone who attended said it was really interesting and the finished zombie looked incredible.
Joeleen has worked as lead make-up artist on several locally shot short films including The Filing Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Mime Don't Pay and 2p.
Please see our Game of Thrones guests page for details of the cast and crew members that attended TitanCon 2011.