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During this period of historically low interest rates, investment firms have responded to the search for investment returns by offering complex investment products. Some of these products are designed to allow retail investors access to different types of assets (equities, bonds, commodities) and investment strategies that were previously only available to professional investors.
Complex products are often aggressively marketed. Advertisements sometimes use enticing slogans such as 'absolute return', 'guaranteed', and 'hedged growth', or advertise returns far in excess of deposit account returns that are currently available from banks. These headline promises often turn out to be misleading, or mean something different to what you may have understood.
Investors often do not understand how these complex products work. More specifically, the associated risks, costs, and expected returns are in many cases not immediately apparent or easy to understand.
Some complex products require a high level of knowledge to evaluate and assess the risks. They also need active management and monitoring over time. Active management and monitoring is often too time consuming, impractical and difficult for retail investors. You should consider these difficulties when thinking about investing in complex products.
Organisations that are classified as professional investors should consider whether they are adequately equipped and have the expertise to perform the necessary level of active management and monitoring.
Complexity is a relative term. Many elements can make a product difficult to understand. A product is likely to be considered complex if the product:
The following specific products are examples of products that should be considered as complex: as-set-backed securities; types of bonds such as convertible or subordinated; certificates; contracts for difference (CFDs); credit linked notes; structured products; and warrants.
Although complex products can provide benefits to you, there are certain risks and potential disadvantages involved in investing in complex products. These risks and disadvantages may not be apparent, or easy to understand. You need to be fully aware of these risks and ensure you sufficiently understand the key features of a product in order to make in-formed investment decisions.
Liquidity risk
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Leverage risk
'Leverage' is a term used to describe ways or strategies to multiply potential gains and losses, such as by borrowing money or using products like deriva-tives. It may be suggested to you that you invest with leverage in order to possibly achieve higher returns, but you must keep in mind that leverage can easily multiply losses too.
Market risk
Market risk is the day-to-day risk of losses arising from movements in market prices. Complex products can expose you to several market risks because they are often designed to invest in separate under-lying markets (for example, in shares, interest rates, exchange rates, commodities).
Credit risk
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Nineteenth-century African Americans felt deep affection for their "liberator" as a "homely" man who did not hold himself apart; Southerners felt a nostalgia for Abraham Lincoln as a humble "conciliator". Later, educators glorified Lincoln as a symbol of nationhood to help assimilate poor immigrants. Monument makers focused not only on a gigantic body but also on a nationalist "union", downplaying "emancipation". Among both black and white liberals in the 1960s and 1970s, Lincoln was derided or fell out of fashion.
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Conman who faked coma to avoid jail admits sham illness - and uses wheelchair in court
A CONMAN who pretended to be in a coma for TWO YEARS as he tried to evade claims he ripped off a neighbour has admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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Shameless Alan Knight had claimed he was too ill to stand trial after police investigated how he swindled a frail 86-year-old man with dementia out of more than £41,000.
He and wife Helen then concocted a "cock and bull story" claiming the 48-year-old was quadriplegic after suffering a massive neck injury in a garage door accident.
But he was rumbled after police caught him on CCTV footage going out on a family shopping trip and driving a holiday caravan across the Severn Bridge, apparently in good health.
After eventually turning up to court - arriving in a wheelchair and neck brace - he was jailed for four-and-a-half years last November after admitting 19 charges of theft and forgery,.
And today at Swansea Crown Court, he and his wife Helen, 34, both admitted committing acts to falsely represent him as being medically unfit to stand trial between 2012 and 2014.
Despite his guilty plea to perverting the course of justice, Knight still appeared via video-link from Parc Prison in Bridgend in a wheelchair.
Before adjourning proceedings ahead of sentence next month, Judge Peter Heywood said: "I previously made strong comments about this cock and bull story which was being presented to the court - which he (Mr Knight) now accepts was false."
Judge Heywood has previously described Mr Knight as the "most dishonest man as I've ever come across".
Mrs Knight, of Sketty, also formally entered a guilty plea too.
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However her barrister James Hartson asked for more time to explore the possibility of submitting a "basis of plea" application.
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What was the last thing you were thinking about? Whether or not I had ever stolen a sign from the street.
If you could change your MIDDLE name, what would it be? GziGzi
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What's the heaviest thing you own, besides a car? I guess, my Granny's piano.
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What's one of your weird quirks that nobody really understands? I live with 10,000 monkeys.
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Can you build a detailed sand castle? I suppose I could, but life's too short.
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What is the most amount of money you would spend on a pillow? I don't know, £10?
Last book you read for pleasure? Just finished 'Two Caravans' and am currently reading 'A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian' by Marina Lewycka.
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1.) All Marriages are between Men and Women
2.) Same-sex unions legitimize gays and lesbians, whose sexual orientations have been widely regarded as unnatural.
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Paul Constant: "Tomorrow, I'll be stopping by Drinking Liberally at the Roanoke Tavern at 8 pm. Thursday, I'm looking forward to the API Flying Bookshelf launch party at the Eastern Cafe. The Bookshelf is a moving library intended to celebrate 'Asian and Pacific Islander authors, scholars, activists, and revolutionaries,' and it will move from location to location. All week long, I'm going to be preparing for my Verse Chapter Verse event with Bryan Lee O'Malley and Tacocat at Town Hall on Saturday. I'm really looking forward to this event and I want it to be extra-special, so I'll be trying to think up some great questions. (Shameless plug: We've already sold a whole lot of tickets to this event, so if you're thinking about joining us, you might want to buy tickets now.)"
Eli Sanders: "Celebrating the arrival of the Stranger Election Control Board's endorsements for the August 5th primary! (Out Wednesday! With a handy CHEAT SHEET for your voting pleasure! Guaranteed to reveal which candidate lied to us, and who claimed who was bald!) And what? You haven't received your ballot yet? Do not fear: That's because ballots are being mailed as we speak."
David Schmader: "Listening to Donna Summer's mid-'70s concept albums and placing myself near picturesque water. Also, did I miss Free Slurpee Day?"
Dave Segal: "Tuesday I'm checking out DJ Slugbait's new night at Revolver that's devoted to the soundtrack music from Kenneth Anger and John Carpenter's '70s and '80s films, as well as to other dark electronic-music manifestations from those decades. Wednesday I may see DJ Krush at Neumos, mainly because I want to hear 'Kemuri' done live one more time. Thursday through Saturday will be consumed by the experimental/drone/ambient extravaganza known as Substrata 1.4 at Chapel Performance Space."
Bethany Jean Clement: "Today is Bastille Day, so I'm going to do some storming of something shortly. Do you love pinball? I just started to understand how great it is, and this here Pinball Rally looks a little varsity league, but maybe some pointers could be gleaned. And OMG I really, REALLY wish I was going to see the Go-Go's, even more after reading Megan's awesome article about how they're more awesome than you ever even thought, which was pretty goddamn awesome."
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Linked from East Jesus (see above) we have... Bum Fuck Egypt; the middle of nowhere. — Beobach972 22:39, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
- Clearly in widespread use, in the US. Signal-to-noise is very low on b.g.c., but the very first hit is about a play that used the abbreviation as its title. Yes, it is quite common here. --Connel MacKenzie 15:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Weird. I've got 3 university degrees, am 60 years old, well read (2 newspapers, left and right mags, and other) and have been a professional writer (entertainment and technical). Absolute first time I've ever heard the expression.188.8.131.52 19:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- In journalism, the expression I've heard most often to refer to some out-of-the-way place is along the lines of I've been sent out to cover some story in the middle of butt-fuck nowhere. I think it's a rather brilliantly neat phrase. Widsith 09:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
- I've heard of this (as an Americanism) and I live in the UK. I'd be very surprised if it were obscure, therefore. RobbieG 16:33, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
RFV passed, due to claims of clearly widespread use (though personally I've only heard this in its expanded forms, never as an initialism). Adding
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I would have RfD'd this had it not for the fact that the phrase "Bumfuck Egypt" yields 9,930 Google Web hits. † ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 02:02, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
- Bumfuck, Egypt is real, but I don't know that this abbreviation is. --Ptcamn 09:13, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, it is real. However, every native (American) English speaker that I've ever known would tell you that it stands for Butt F..king Egypt. The abbreviation BFE is not quite so vulgar.
Weird, and funny. I'd guessed it was a joke. I've never heard it before. Is it attestable? † ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 12:16, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
- Yep, in America we say, "It's way out in BFE," (the "way out in" part is nearly idiomatic) and the full explanation "Butt-fuck Egypt" or "Butt-fuckin' Egypt" is reserved as sort of a punch line when someone asks, "What's BFE?" -- Thisis0 03:48, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- Umm... holy balls. Didn't anybody notice this was RFV'ed (and passed) near the top of this page?? I was very confounded when my browser sent me to a conversation I never read after submitting my comment. I thought it was a massive edit conflict. Anyway, the other entry is "way up there in #BFE". -- Thisis0 04:00, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- Quotes: "However, every native (American) English speaker that I've ever known would tell you that it stands for Butt F..king Egypt." and "Yep, in America we say, 'It's way out in BFE,' (the 'way out in' part is nearly idiomatic) and the full explanation 'Butt-fuck Egypt' or 'Butt-fuckin' Egypt' is reserved as sort of a punch line when someone asks, 'What's BFE?'"
- Attestation and partial rebuttal: This may be a generational or regional difference, wherein the "accepted" translation of BFE has morphed over time, or varies from region to region within the U.S. I first encountered BFE in the Navy where I flew patrol aircraft in the early 1960's. It was the inevitable answer to the question "Where the fuck are the hats (senior officers, squadron/air wing commanders, etc.) sending us this time?" Because we flew anywhere, worldwide, pretty much at the drop of a hat, this was not always an idle question, and we did, in fact, fly to Egypt once (not, unfortunately, to any place named Bumfuck.) The only variation on this was once when we flew to France, someone put "Bumme Fuque, Egypte" on the destination line of our Flight Plan. However, from then until now (45+ years) I had never encountered any explanation for BFE other than "Bumfuck, Egypt." The translations above are completely new to me as of today. So I humbly submit that not *every* native (American) English speaker concurs with the above-expressed translations, although admittedly the actual differences are small and the sense (dare I say the "thrust?") of all three translations is the same. Interestingly, "bum" is U.K. slang for "butt," so it is intriguing to me (never thought about it before today) that the U.S. Navy would universally adopt the British "Bumfuck" when the American version was, and still is, "Butt Fuck," but I just called an old squadron shipmate and asked him what BFE means and he didn't hesitate, once he stopped laughing at the thought that I had somehow forgotten... he also had never heard it translated in any way other than "Bumfuck, Egypt," and he lives 3 states away. I have frequently heard both "BFE" and "Bumfuck, Egypt" in the years since, but BFE was seldom explcitly translated because, of course, everyone knows what it means- someplace "way out in the sticks," some obscure little one-horse town without indoor plumbing that nobody has ever heard of. Civilian usage example: "Could you give me a ride home after work?" "Dude, I would, if you didn't live in BFE." HoggyDog 21:54, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
- passed again - [The]DaveRoss 02:21, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I've been using this expression since the mid-1980's.[edit]
I've been using this expression since the mid-1980's. I grew up in the midwest and all my friends said "BFE" to indicate someplace in the middle of nowhere. --anonymous —This unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk) at 12:18, 27 August 2008 (UTC).


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Unanswered: Run Multiple Reports Through Form
I have an access database that is going to require around 30 different reports running off it on a regular basis. A lot of the reports are similar with slight changes.
Is it possible to create a form where a user inputs all the filters they wish to apply and then it runs a report? I need help creating the queries also.
For example, here are 3 reports:
1) The query looks for the 'Start Date on Service' field, and request a start date and end date, displaying records within those dates. (Note, I have created this query and it works)
2) Same as above, but also only shows those within the dates that also have the drop down field 'Client Type' option of 'Self Pay'. (How do I add this so it only displays those records?)
3) As above, but change 'Self Pay' to 'Response Only'
There are a few more like that, and then some other similar ones. If I know how to do multiple filters (i.e. date range AND drop down box option) I can transfer this across multiple queries.
I am able to create reports using my queries as a record source.
However, listing 30 or so reports to be ran will be difficult to browse through. Is there a way of creating a form whereby the user selects which 'type' of report i.e. ("Start Date Report", or "End Date Report") and it then allows them to either 1) show all records within the dates and 2) choose a further criteria based on a drop down list (each report type would be filtered on a different drop down list).
In total, I have 4 report 'types' each with between 4-8 different variations of options within the drop down boxes.
If I have not explained this very well, please don't hesitate to ask for clarification.
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What I've done in the past is have 2 forms
one the menu / switchboard whch displays the current parameters, and always stays open when the report suite is being run. from that form you either call the report (with the current parmeters OR open another form which allows the user to set those parameters.
the reason. the sub form has all the logic required to validate inputs, make certain all values are 'sane'. There's ne reason why you cannot do all that in the menu form, except there is a risk that the user may inadvertantly, or even deliberately adjust something. by making the changing of parameters it focuses their 'mind'* on the task in hand. it also makes each form less cluttered and simpler to explain. when you first load the menu form define known good defaults (eg a specific time period plus whatever else is the default set up). then that means you know the report suite always has known good / sensible values.
you can 'push' or 'pull' values between forms (and reports) using:-
assumign your two forms are called mysourceform and mydestinationform
forms!mydestinationform.thisvariable = thisvariable
thisvariable = forms!mysourceform.thatvariable
you can replace the varaibel with a control using the appropriate properties
you can set a variable or control from another forms variable or control
you can then pick up those parameters int he report and dispaly them on the report
Financial Year 2012, Month 3
Cost Centres exceeding budget by n %
.. and so on
*assuming your users may have a mind that isI'd rather be riding on the Tiger 800 or the Norton
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Thank you very much for your help.
However, I have just had a meeting with the boss, and this has all changed now (sigh).
What they require now is ALL the reports running at once, taking a count of the number of records each report outputs, and then exporting those record counts into an excel template.
I am sorry to have wasted your time with the above query, but I was unaware that this would be changing.
I assume this change would make things simpler though?


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I'm visiting Slash & Burn today… while on vacation. Does that count as multi-tasking?
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Also, the next new CRANK chapter will probably not be posted until my return, mid-November. Thank you for your patience!
I'm visiting Slash & Burn today… while on vacation. Does that count as multi-tasking?
Visit here: Slash & Burn
Also, the next new CRANK chapter will probably not be posted until my return, mid-November. Thank you for your patience!
Halloween Day, Loose Id is giving away all 16 of its November new releases.
Check out the details on the blog, Loosen You Id.
Quick (or maybe not so much) update on my four former SP stories.
* Bound By Love has been officially retitled For Eden: The Shadowfire Ring. It will be rereleased in February, four years after its first release, but less than a year after rights reverted and it went out of print. Prepping for this release has reminded me of the ideas I had for these two. Bound was never meant to be a solo release. Those of you who read it before it disappeared from shelves know that Beliaz made a deal at the end that could lead to all kinds of trouble.
* Fallen will be rereleased at Loose Id in less than a month. It was originally slated for the first Tuesday of November. I'm scheduled to be out of town that week and that brought back memories of a certain trolling fiasco that occurred so conveniently during a previous out of country trip. Funny how these things happen while one's back is turned and one's internet connection is severed. Needless to say, I requested a different date and the wonderful LI folks readily agreed.
* My Ghost is still on sale at Smashwords.com with the coupon code HE39Z. This coupon will remain active through the end of October. I'm a bit surprised at how little the code has been used so far, but I guess that means you've all already read this dark little ghost story. I like the new cover art so much I'm considering a sequel just to see that model grace another cover. What do you think?
* Man Whore is still out of print. If you see it for sale somewhere, please let me know. Damn pirates! I have a couple of ideas on where I may submit it for republication, but I want to clean up the synopsis for the entire series before doing so. Some reviewers commented that the first novel seemed fragmented, like two stories smashed together into one book. I get that. As a series, that'll make more sense, so I want to make sure I can sell the series theme with the first book, and give the editor enough info to tie future hints into the first story. Give me some time, dear readers. I will get this done, and with that, the next story in the series.
That's all for reverted rights. In other writing news, I do have a couple of works in progress, but nothing ready to send out just yet. One is a contemporary friends-to-lovers theme that I've been working on on and off for a while, and the other is the sequel to Fallen – aka Bran's story. With the work I've been doing getting Fallen ready to publish, Bran is more in the forefront of my mind, though further from being ready to submit. I should get back to him now…
Happy October, dear Readers!
We're about a month away from the rerelease of Fallen. I'm so excited! This is the first novel I published, so I'm extra fond of Mal and Bran. Originally published with the now-dead Silver Publishing, I was heartbroken when I had to take Fallen out of print. Special thanks to the wonderful people at Loose Id for giving this novella a new home!
Cover art by Fiona Jayde
Man has free will, and guardian angels have an eternal place in the holy host.
When unexpected feelings interfere with Malchediel's guidance of a mortal being, he must decide if his love for one man is true, or the work of the devil. Charged with the soul of handsome but suicidal Bran Weller, Malchediel faces a second challenge: Bran's steadfast belief that homosexuality is not wrong despite the Church's view of his lifestyle.
In the course of his angelic duties, Mal is tempted to turn a blind eye to long-standing rules of guardianship as he falls in love with his charge. Torn between faith in God and belief that every man deserves love, Malchediel must find a way to balance heart and soul or risk a Fall to Hell.
For the month of October, My Ghost is on sale at Smashwords.com. Click HERE, and enter this code: HE39Z to download My Ghost for only 99 cents!
Who doesn't like a good — and cheap! — ghost story in October??
Amazon is being a bully again. (I should probably say "still".) It has classified Solo Flight as one of those evil adult books it needs to protect people from. You can type "Solo Flight" and "Pia Veleno" into the search field and Amazon will still not show the book. You have to have the direct link, or go through my Amazon Author page to get at it. Talk about a buzz kill on sales! Shit, Amazon, is this your version of book burning in the electronic age??
So, please, dear Readers, if you're interested in Solo Flight please consider downloading it directly from Loose Id who, unlike Amazon, believes you deserve all the Sexily Ever After that you can read.
Click here for my Bookshelf at Loose Id
Here are a couple of reviews for Solo Flight that I just heard about through LI's review coordinator. I know, I should keep an eye out for these things but the Day Job has been taking all of my computer time lately.
If you haven't read Hawk's story yet, check out these wonderful reviews. Let's see if they catch your interest!
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Lisa at MM Good Book Reviews gave Solo Flight four hearts and said:
It is a strange little story but it caught my attention from the moment I opened the book and kept it all the way to the end. Pia has a great gift at telling a story and I am glad to have had the chance to read it. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next story.
Read the entire review here: MM Good Book Reviews. Thank you Lisa!!
Mrs Condit & Friends
Miss Piggy at Mrs. Condit's blog gave Solo Flight four peas and said:
I found Solo flight refreshing and different than most m/m stories. There was less emphasis on sex and attraction than there was on the internal struggles that people tend to go through after a failed relationship.
Miss Piggy also discovered my "dedication" which just tickles me. I agonize over those things even though I suspect only a small percentage read them. This one was especially important to me. I've felt that two-by-four more than once in my life!
Read the entire review here: Mrs. Condit & Friends Read Books. Thank you Miss Piggy!!
If those reviews have your interest, each has a buy link, or you can click the banner for Solo Flight below.
* It's football season, and with it, we watched the movie Draft Day. I didn't need any help getting in the mood for football but it sure didn't hurt. Good movie. If you're an NFL fan, check it out.
* I finished reading Diana Copeland's A Reason to Believe. This was a great detective/ghost story. Diana expertly wove together a budding romance hindered by one detective's refusal to let go a lover two years in the ground with a murder mystery that started with a child ghost leading the detective to her hidden body.
* The Day Job has been keeping me busy enough that most evenings I refuse to open the laptop at home. I'm fighting that denial, trying to work some time in to write. It's been tough but I'm not giving up. Anyone want to loan me a couple of hours each day?
* The rerelease of Fallen is unofficially slated for some time in November. Very unofficial at this point. Fingers crossed that the Day Job doesn't interfere too much.
* The weather has cooled and I'm hoping it says just like this — overcast and cool — for next weekend. It'll be my first race of the Fall. In this weather, I run so much better. PR here I come!
Have a great weekend, dear Readers. Go Patriots!
I received a comment on an old post recently. The commenter asked about the sequel to Man Whore. I've been meaning to address that for some time, so how about now.
Back when Man Whore was first released, I had some troubles that left a bad taste in my mouth. It took a while to dive back into those characters and write the second story. By the time that sequel was completed, there were already hints that Silver Publishing wouldn't be around for the long haul, so I set the manuscript aside to see how those things would wash out.
Unfortunately, wash out was the right term. SP is gone, and I'm still figuring out what to do with the stories they abandoned. So far, I have this:
My Ghost – rereleased as of August 2nd. It can be found on Amazon, ARe, and Smashwords.
Fallen – Under contract with Loose Id. Expect a new name with the rerelease near year end.
Bound By Love – New name and cover assigned. I'm working through self-pubbing hell. Hopefully I'll have it ready to rerelease by end of September.
Man Whore – This one is more difficult. It doesn't fit Loose Id's house style, so I haven't even showed it to my editor there. I also haven't made the time to research which publishing house might be interested. Recommendations are welcome from those of you who have read it.
Then there's the rest of the Personal Demons series (of which Man Whore is the first). The second title is ready to submit to a publisher, and the rest of the series has individual synopses prepared. Part of me wants to finish first drafts of the remaining stories first. The rest of me knows that's not going to happen anytime soon. Perhaps I'm avoiding the work of figuring out a new publishing house. Loose Id isn't going anywhere and I don't want to risk another Silver fiasco.
Please, dear Readers, recommendations and/or patience appreciated. I'll figure it out eventually. I haven't forgotten. There is so much on my writing to do list, and Man Whore is high up on that list.
They say running is an easy sport to pick up. Just put one foot in front of the other. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
It's not that easy. Sometimes the feet end up higher than the hips.
I don't trail run often but I'm no amateur either. With a recent break in the August heat, I ducked into the woods when I would've normally been running laps around the office campus. As I neared the end of the trail, I experienced a brief moment of distraction which ended with my foot catching… something, and the rest of me continuing with the momentum of my run.
I never thought myself a fast runner but that little trip had me rushing at the ground pretty darn fast. Not so fast that several thoughts couldn't race through my mind as I fell.
Pick up your feet for fuck's sake.
You got this.
No, you don't.
Ground to knee. Ouch.
Shoulder's gonna hurt if we don't do something.
Tuck and roll.
Not exactly.
Gotta try. Pulled shoulder in, tucked chin to chest.
Roll. Yes. Got this.
Then I'm sitting on the edge of a bed of ferns, my legs splayed out in front of me, my water bottle gone, and I'm looking around like I expect to discover I've fallen down the Rabbit Hole. There was no caterpillar and no grinning cat. Just the trees, the sky, and a lot of dirt.
Okay, no biggie. It's over.
Am I hurt?
(pause) Nothing feels hurt.
I glance down the length of my body, somehow amused that my legs are splayed out straight in front of me since the last thing I remember is hoping I don't jar my shoulder.
Everything seems okay.
My gaze falls on my Gamin. Time's moving. Gonna mess up my timing.
I was on my feet, brushing dirt and pine needles off my arm as quick as I hit the ground. I paused to check my knee. Blood. Dirt. Lifted my foot. Everything still worked and time was ticking.
I've heard it from mountain bikers. Rub dirt in it and get your ass back on the bike. Okay. I look around for clean dirt. Yes, I did. Go ahead and laugh. There are a lot of geese on campus and I wasn't going to rub goose crap in my wound. I scooped my fingers across the ground and then rubbed dirt over the blood on the side of my calf. I decided there was enough on my knee, and turned toward the trailhead. I was two hundred meters from the end, but I wasn't letting that trail win. I stepped off the trail and then circled around to do that loop again.
I managed to keep my feet on the ground on the second loop. One foot in front of the other. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Easy…er.
It took four long months but I finally carved out the time to get My Ghost rereleased. I got my rights back on this short ghost story during the same week I finally got the promotion I'd been angling for at the day job. That day job had to come first, of course.
This kickin' cover was created by the talented Syneca Featherstone!
My Ghost is now available on Smashwords by clicking HERE.
I'm working on converting files to upload at ARe and Amazon. Smashwords will filter down to B&N, Apple, and a few others. Hopefully soon. For those of you who have read the first edition, there are no major changes to the story in this new release.
Happy Sunday, dear Readers!
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NewsMay 2, 2008 - Updated on January 20, 2016
Military government deport's leading daily's Australian publisher
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the military government's arrest and expulsion of Fiji Times publisher Evan Hannah, an Australian citizen. Hannah was arrested yesterday and deported today, in defiance of a high court order. The Suva-based Fiji Times is the country's leading daily.
"Hannah's arrest and expulsion are unacceptable and violate all the undertakings which the military government has given as regards respect for civil liberties and press freedom," Reporters Without Borders said. "Coming just two months after the expulsion of Fiji Sun publisher Russell Hunter, it seems that the summary removal of government critics is becoming the norm in Fiji."
Reporters Without Borders added: "The government must stop its schizophrenic behaviour, consisting of recognising that press freedom is a constitutional right, on the one hand, while continuing to harass journalists, on the other. The prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who is quick to remind the media of their responsibilities, must guarantee their independence and respect for the rule of law."
The minister of defence, national security and immigration, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, said there was "credible evidence" that "Mr. Hannah's actions were breaching national security." He added: "Mr. Hannah was previously cautioned of the implications of his actions. He, however, chose to ignore this."
Speaking yesterday, two days before World Press Freedom Day, Prime Minister Bainimarama acknowledged that press freedom was guaranteed under Fiji's constitution but he said "irresponsible" reporting in the past year had posed "a threat to national security." Government and media needed to work together for "a better Fiji," he added.
Hannah is the second foreign journalist to be deported this year. Hunter, the Fiji Sun's publisher, was deported to Australia on 26 February and is banned from going back.
Reporters Without Borders voices its support for the staff of the Fiji Times, which announced today in a headline: "We won't shut up." The newspaper is owned by Rupert Murdoch's New Corp.


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I have never really liked wearing my hair curly as I was told it made my face look fatter (ridiculous) but I kept seeing photos of Lauren Conrad and Miley Cyrus with gorgeous curls and it made me so jelous of their hair. I already have a curling iron from Herstyler but the barrel is too small and when ever I use it I end up getting curls like Taylor Swift and my hair looking like it was two inches long, which I don't want. I wanted loose wavy/curls and may people have raved about the Babyliss curling wand so giving in to temptation I bought it.
It has a 13 - 25 inch barrel with out a clamp, and has 5 different heat settings and can heat up to 210̊c. It takes about 40 seconds to heat up to the temperature you want. I put it on the heat setting 180̊c for my hair, as I'm trying my best not to damage it anymore. It comes with a heat protectant glove but I didn't use it as it was only on a low setting. Its so easy to use you just wrap your hair around the barrel wait for a bit, then let go. I didn't section my hair off, I just picked up random strands, wrapped it around about 3 inches from my roots to keep the length and waited 10 seconds then it left a lovely curl. It doesn't dry your hair out at all like my Herstyler one does, it leaves it really shiny and soft. The curls stay in for about half a day with out hairspray before falling, though when the curls fall it looks really nice. Even on a low heat the curls stay in for quite a while. I would really recommend this curling iron for people who want loose curls and it seems like it would work on short hair.


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President Donald Trump wants to keep yet one more campaign promise and he is asking the news media to help him do it.
Trump wants press corps to pick where to donate his salary, Spicer says https://t.co/YoxUmq5XrG via @foxnewspolitics pic.twitter.com/MwHEXVzRg7
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 13, 2017
Trump plans to donate his $400,000 presidential salary and will allow the media to determine who gets the money, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday.
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"The president's intention is to donate his salary at the end of the year. He kindly asked that you all help determine where that goes," Spicer said.
Although the remark drew laughter, Spicer said the request was serious.
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"The way that we can avoid scrutiny is let the press corps determine where it should go."
Spicer noted that during the campaign, the billionaire had promised to donate his salary to charity.
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"I won't take even one dollar," Trump said in 2015. "I am totally giving up my salary if I become president."
Spicer said Trump's offer was sincere.
"In all seriousness, I think his view is that he made a pledge to the American people," Spicer said. "He wants to donate it to charity, and he'd love your help to determine where it should go."
The request became fodder for sarcasm on Twitter.
@joshrogin @ClaraJeffery A lot of people are giving money to fund student subscriptions to the New York Times, and that sounds good.
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) March 13, 2017
Spicer says Trump will donate salary at end of the year and is taking recs from WH Press corps on where it goes: I vote @pressfreedom
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 13, 2017
Spicer's comments came in the wake of news reports questioning whether Trump has started donating his pay.
"He is required to get a paycheck but will be giving it back to (the) treasury or donating," spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders had said earlier, noting that the White House was trying to determine the necessary process to do that.
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In a differential backup, which statement from below hold true?
A _______________ is a type of signal sent from active device to passive device at some regular interval of time. If this signal is not received by the passive device, it takes the role of the active device. ( Related to Failover Cluster)
What is the total bandwidth of an ISDN BRI connection when both data channels are used?
RAID 1 is also known as ________________
Which of the two are types of Battery backup systems?
Which of the below are Security related Protocols?
RSA is a very popular word used in Information Security. It stands for _________
___________ RAID creates a redundant striped volume set and uses feature of RAID 0 and RAID 1.
RAID stands for ____________________________
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Chelsea's Un Christmas Cake with cream cheese icing & candied nuts I've gotta level with you – I'm not a huge fan of 'traditional...
Chelsea's Un Christmas Cake with cream cheese icing & candied nutsI've gotta level with you – I'm not a huge fan of 'traditional' Christmas cake. This is my modern and 'Chelsified' version – it's quicker, uses everyday ingredients and it's pretty damned good. It has a heap of grated beetroot & carrot in it to make it lovely and moist, and it has all those wonderful Christmas cake attributes like warm spices, citrus zing, tasty fruit and of course, booze – however they are present in a more delicate fashion. Cranberries and apricots instead of glace cherries (you can still use them if you must!). Subtle fresh orange and lemon rind, not great hulking pieces of peel. And a lighter, cakey texture (not a heavy brick that could double as a weapon in combat). Liqueur is used to soak the fruit, then poured over your slice at the end, so you can choose how much you end up with. The crunchy candied nuts on the top really make it!
The great thing about this cake is you can use gluten-free flour mix and it turns out just as well (the one in the photo was made with Edmonds gluten-free flour mix). Just make sure there is no raising agent in it already.
If you forgo the cream cheese icing and just go for a liberal dusting of icing sugar and/or freeze-dried fruit powder, the cake is dairy-free. It is moist enough to get away with this, especially when you drizzle the liqueur over later!
2 1/2 cups chopped dried fruit (I used apricots & cranberries)
2 cups Galliano (or liqueur of your choice. If you don't like liqueur, soak them in orange juice warmed with 1 tbsp honey).
Zest of 2 oranges and 1/4 cup juice
Zest of 1 lemon and a squeeze of juice
3 ½ cups plain flour (or use gluten-free flour)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground cardamom
½ tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp mace (optional)
Pinch of sea salt
5 free-range eggs
¾ cup caster sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup rice bran or grape seed oil
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp natural vanilla essence
2 cups grated beetroot
1 1/2 cups grated carrot
Cream cheese icing
250g cream cheese (not light)
3 cups icing sugar, sifted
Squeeze of lemon juice
Add the apricots and cranberries to a non-metallic bowl with the Galliano (or whatever liqueur you choose), orange juice and zest, and lemon juice and zest. All the fruit should be covered. Cover and leave at least overnight, or a couple of days in the fridge.
Preheat oven to 160c conventional bake and set a rack in the lower half of the oven. Grease and flour a 23-25cm cake tin, and line the base with baking paper. Set the rack just in the lower half of the oven.
Sift the flours, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt into your largest mixing bowl and whisk to combine evenly.
Drain the soaked fruit through a sieve, reserving the syrupy liqueur juice in a bowl for later.
Crack the eggs into another large bowl. Add the sugars, oils and vanilla and whisk until well combined. Add the soaked fruit with a 1/3 cup of the syrupy liquid, and the grated carrot and beetroot. Fold to combine. (Note – if using gluten-free flour, add 1/2 cup of the liqueur).
Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and fold until well combined – I use a rubber spatula for this to get everything off the sides and bottom.
Scrape into the greased tin. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour 40 minutes (a skewer inserted should come out clean). Cool slightly, then turn out on to a rack to cool completely. Seal in an airtight container for a few days until ready to ice.
To make the icing, beat the ingredients together until smooth. Add a little more lemon juice if necessary to thin it out or more icing sugar to thicken. Ice the cooled cake using a knife dipped in hot water.
To serve
Top with candied nuts (recipe below). Serve slices of the cake with some whipped cream or ice cream (or both) and a drizzle of the remaining liqueur syrup.
Merry Christmas, my lovely people! xx
Candied nuts
50g butter
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp mixed spice
1 cup mixed nuts
Pinch salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 150c conventional bake. Heat the butter, sugar and spices in a small saucepan to melt. Stir in the nuts and salt and pepper. Pour into an even layer in a roasting dish lined with baking paper and bake in the oven for around 20 minutes – the nuts should be golden brown but not burnt. Remove from the oven and cool. Break into pieces if they are stuck together, and garnish to top the cake.


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Idaho vs. South Dakota State - 11/21/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1-3) at Idaho Vandals (2-1)
College Basketball: Monday, November 21, 2016 at 10:00 pm (Memorial Gym)
The Line: Idaho Vandals -4 -- Over/Under: 141.5 See the Latest Odds
The Idaho Vandals and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits face off on Monday in college basketball action.
The Idaho Vandals are 2-1 this season and they are coming off of a win over Arkansas-Little Rock. Idaho is averaging 69.5 points per game and they are shooting 41 percent from the floor including 30 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 65 points and their opponents are shooting 37.7 percent. Victor Sanders leads the Vandals averaging 16.5 points and 17.5 minutes per game. Brayon Blake is averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds for Idaho, Perrion Callandret is averaging 8 points, and Arkadly Mkrtchyan is averaging 7.5 point and 6 rebounds. Idaho doesn't seem to have a ton of depth on this year's team.
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The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are off to a 1-3 start to the season with all of their losses happening on the road. South Dakota State is averaging 64.5 points per game and they are shooting 33.5 percent from the floor and 25.4 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while defensively they are allowing 76 points and their opponents are shooting 46 percent. Mike Daum leads the Jackrabbits averaging 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Redd Tellinghuisen is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds for South Dakota State, Tevin King is averaging 7.3 points, and Chris Howell is averaging 7 points. South Dakota State doesn't look much like the team we saw last year in the NCAA Tournament.
Idaho is 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 home games, 4-1 against the spread at home against a team with a losing road record, and 3-9 against the spread against a team with a losing record. South Dakota State is 9-2 against the spread following a loss, 4-10 against the spread in their last 14 road games, and 1-5 against the spread against the Big Sky.
South Dakota State is struggling and I look for Idaho to have their way in this one and get the win and the cover.


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The European Library provides services for the European national and research libraries and has three major library associations as key stakeholders: Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) and Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL).
The end-user services include a web portal, an API and distribution by means of Linked Open Data. Stakeholder services include supporting the library community, aggregation of library content and a channel for libraries to Europeana, a project of the European Commission. To guarantee the availability of these services The European Library required a stable hosting environment with great technical support at an affordable price.
The web portal allows access to up to 200 million records which are served via Solr indexes. It has a constant usage of approx 1,500 users per day, with search requests dealt with in less than 1 second.
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The previous hosting provider could no longer meet the growing needs of The European Library. It was therefore decided to move to a new hosting environment and put out a tender with clear requirements for stability, responsiveness and value for money. External reviewers assessed the proposals and gave a recommendation of the University of London Computer Centre (ULCC).
Technical Manager, Markus Muhr, states "The main benefit has been the excellent uptime of our servers at the hosting environment at ULCC. We have received very good technical support and administrative tasks have significantly reduced for the technical team at The European Library." The highly experienced technical team at ULCC ensured the server infrastructure was well maintained and kept The European Library continuously updated of any problems.
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In 1938, a major controversy existing in the international chess world. Alexander Alekhine had recently regained the title of World Champion by convincingly defeating Max Euwe in a rematch for the title. The question remained as to which grandmaster should have the privilege of challenging Alekhine for the next title match. Various players citing excellent results in recent tournaments made claim to be the next challenger. But who was the second best player in the world?In order to help settle this dispute, a Dutch radio company, Allgemeese Vereningun Radio-Omroep (A.V.R.0.) organized a tournament exclusively of the eight strongest players in the world at the time, with the belief that the winner of the tournament, if not Alekhine himself, would earn the right to the next World Chess Championship.This book describes, in detail, that tournament, the circumstances that lead up to it, the participants and their games, as well as the results of the legendary, but under-appreciated tournament.
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Arts & Sciences Symposium Monday-Wednesday
The annual Arts & Sciences Spring Symposium, a three-day schedule of faculty presentations, begins Monday with a noon presentation by Ohio State professor Dr. Terrell Morgan. All the presentations will take place in the Multi-Media Studio in the Library on the first floor. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, April 14
12:00 p.m.- Dr. Terrell Morgan, Ohio State University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese – Okra and Columbus: Doing Historical Linguistic Research in Our Own Backyard
1:00 p.m. - Kristina Bardos, Art History, A Constructed Ruin: Haussmann's Paris and the Salpetriere Madwoman
1:30 p.m. - Dr. Matt Adkins, Humanities, Lost Opportunities: Translating the Intercepted Franco-Cherokee Preliminaries of 1756
2:15 p.m. - Dr. Phyllis Gorman, Social Sciences, Trans * Activism: A Preliminary Review of Claims Making, Membership and Tactics
2:45 p.m. - Dr. Doug Gray, Communication, Frankenstein's Monster as Hero of Consciousness
3:15 p.m. - Chris Higgins, Humanities, FEMA at Pompey: Emergency Management and Disaster Response in the Roman Empire
Tuesday, April 15
12:00 p.m. - Dr. Tracy Little, Social Sciences, Green Skin, Flying Monkeys, Magic Potions and Pointy Hats: An Overview of the Anthropology and Popular Culture of Witches
12:30 p.m. - Jeremy Baker, Social Sciences, Messaging Choices and the Christian Right: A Study of Chick Tracts
1:00 p.m. - Dr. Ben Trotter, Humanities, A World of Paper: Information and Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy (1696-1715), Louis XIV's Last Foreign Secretary
1:30 p.m. - Jonathan Racster, Social Sciences, The Changing Definitions and Dialogs Surrounding Family in the 21st Century
2:15 p.m. - Dr. Ron Elizaga, Psychology, Eyes on the Prize: Stereotype Threat, Abstract Construals, and Helping Students Overcome Obstacles Beyond Their Control
2:45 p.m. - Dr. Michael Taylor, Humanities, Emmanuel Levinas and "the Palestinian" Question
3:15 p.m. - Matthew Wilson, Autism College Transition Program, Autism and Higher Education: Theory into Practice
3:45 p.m. - Dr. Adam Keller, Biological and Physical Sciences, Future Scientists of Ohio: "Choose Ohio First" STEM Programs
Wednesday, April 16
2:30 p.m. - Rocco Di Pietro, Music and Humanities, Imaginal Listening in the New Works of Rocco Di Pietro
3:15 p.m. - Brent Funderburk, Social Sciences, Psychotherapy in China: Exploring Social Change and Social Science in East Asia
3:45 p.m. - Teddi Lewis-Hotopp and Megan McWilliams, Academic Affairs, Early Alert: FOCUS, Powered by Starfish - Student Success and Our Title III Grant