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That's all for me, Luke Matthews tonight. Both sides head back to La Liga action at the weekend before next week's second-leg. However, the action doesn't end there. Goal.com will be sticking around to bring you all the reactions from our experts along with the opinions of Guardiola and Mourinho and the players present on the pitch tonight. Join us here: http://www.goal.com/en/live-update/509/el-clasico-live Good night people!
FULL-TIME! Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. The home team went into half-time a goal to the good courtesy of Ronaldo's early strike yet second-half finishes from Puyol and Abidal give Barca the advantage heading into the second-leg. All still to play for though after what was another brilliant Clasico meeting.
90' + 2'Should be a second yellow for Carvalho who lunges lately on Adriano. The referee plays the advantage yet does not bring play back. Poor decision in my opinion.
90'There will be three minutes of added time.
89'One minute to go and it looks unlikely that we will see another goal in this game, with both teams appearing as if they are settling for the result. Madrid look tired, Barcelona unwilling to risk committing men forward in the danger of being hit on the counter-attack.
87'SubstitutionCesc Fàbregas Cuenca
87'Yellow Card Ricardo Carvalho
87'Carvalho is now on a yellow card for a professional foul on Messi who was sprinting into the Madrid half. Very poor challenge from the experienced centre-half who could have seen red there.
86'SubstitutionXavi Thiago Alcántara
86'Xavi is now replaced by Thiago as Barcelona continue to do an expert job in closing the game down. What do Madrid have in the final four minutes plus stoppage time?
84'Madrid come forward with the ball falling to Ronaldo on the edge of the box. The attacker attempts a snapshot which is easily blocked by Pique. Ronaldo looked great in the first period yet he has been very quiet in the second.
82'Barcelona are now looking to see out the rest of the game in the hope of taking a lead back to Camp Nou. Adriano replaces Sanchez now. The winger has looked very lively tonight and was unlucky not to have scored in the first-half when his header hit the post.
81'SubstitutionAlexis Sánchez Adriano
80'SubstitutionPepe Esteban Granero
80'Pepe has been replaced by Granero now. An attacking move from Mourinho yet the coach needs a goal here plus Pepe looked odds on to see another yellow card in this game.
79'Yellow Card Carles Puyol
79'That's only Abidal's second goal for Barcelona, his first coming last season against Athletic Bilbao. Massive goal for the visitors who look like they will continue their brilliant form against Madrid.
77'Goal Éric Abidal
2-1 BARCELONA! The Catalans are ahead and it's Abidal who nets - an unlikely source I think you will all admit. However, the goal is all down to the brilliance of Messi who plays one of the passes of the season - a lovely chipped ball to the onrushing Abidal, fooling the whole Madrid defence in the process. The French full-back keeps his cool to calmly slot it past Casillas from 12 yards out.
75'Just seen an incident from a few minutes ago where a grounded Messi had his hand stood on by Pepe. Looked intentional too. The Portuguese defender really is walking a disciplinary tightrope at the moment.
73'Barcelona are 50 games undefeated when Puyol is in their starting line-up. Their last defeat came in the Champions League in 2010 to Mourinho's Inter.
72'OFFSIDE BARCELONA. Sanchez is played through one-on-one with Casillas by Xabi yet the former Udinese man is half a yard offside. Could have been 2-1 Barcelona there.
71'Madrid are looking fairly tired now, having given so much in the first period. I guess chasing Barcelona round is pretty tiring so they should be let off.
69'BAD MISS FROM BUSQUETS! Xabi whips a lovely set-piece into the box, finding an unmarked Busquets who directs his header from six yards out over the crossbar. Big moment in this game that.
68'On Twitter, Ratim says that Pepe should work in movies, such is the impressive nature of his play acting. Cannot disagree with that to be honest. Keep tweeting your thoughts @LukasMaf.
67'Yellow Card José Callejón
67'Madrid have made two changes with Ozil and Callejon replacing Diarra and Higuain. Looks like the home side will switch to their usual 4-2-3-1 formation.
66'SubstitutionGonzalo Higuaín José Callejón
66'SubstitutionLassana Diarra Mesut Özil
65'Oh my, Busquets is at it now. The Spanish international collides gently with his international team-mate, Xabi Alonso and then spends the next minute rolling around on the ground.
64'Pepe is rolling around on the ground again and in all honesty, it's pathetic. He claims Fabregas strikes him in the face yet there is no contact whatsoever. That kind of simulation is well worthy of a second yellow yet the referee chooses not to punish him.
62'Remember people, this is only the first-leg of this Copa del Rey quarter-final. We will be back at Camp Nou next week for the deciding encounter to see who moves into the semi-finals. Lots of niggly fouls being given away at the moment from both teams. Settle down guys...
60'This game is equally poised once. Barcelona have seen more of the ball yet as Madrid proved with Benzema's header a few minutes back, they are still a real threat in this encounter.
58'Yellow Card Fabio Coentrao
58'MADRID HIT THE POST! Altintop does well down the right before coming onto his left foot and pinging an inviting ball into the box. Benzema sends a bullet header towards goal, with the ball bouncing off the wrong side of the post.
56'You had to wonder how long we would have to wait unti Busquets earned a yellow card. The defensive midfielder takes too long to retreat after Madrid are awarded a free-kick and the referee books him for being a nuisance.
55'Yellow Card Busquets
54'Fabregas chips a wonderful ball into the box with Iniesta lurking. The playmaker volleys the ball from eight yards out yet Ramos somehow manages to divert the ball onto the bar. However, no corner given.
52'Momentum is most certainly with Barcelona now who are moving the ball around the pitch confidently. Yet to see a proper reaction from Mourinho's side who look a little shell-shocked to have conceded so early in the second half.
50'How will Madrid cope with being pegged back by their rivals? Psychologically you would think it will have a big effect on the home team, especially after what happened at the Bernabeu last month when Barcelona went on to win 3-1.
49'Goal Carles Puyol
1-1 BARCELONA EQUALISE THROUGH PUYOL! Xavi's corner is precise and met by a terrific diving header from the captain, leaving Casillas with no chance as the ball flies into the bottom corner. Pepe is the guilty party here, failing to pick up the veteran defender.
47'The away side are on the attack straight away as Fabregas moves down the wing before trying to find Sanchez at the near-post. The Chilean claims Xabi Alonso uses his hand before clearing the danger yet a penalty would have been extremely harsh.
46'Madrid get the second period underway here although the ball is given away almost instantly to Barcelona. You have to wonder what both coaches said to their men at the break.
We're minutes away from the second half here at the Bernabeu. Surely there will be no changes at the break from either side but who knows, especially when Mourinho is around. Few stats for you here. Barcelona have had five shots to Madrid's one, have made 404 passes to the home team's 163 and have enjoyed 70.8% per cent of possession compared to Madrid's 29.2%.
Ogugua Zelunjo on Twitter is confident Barcelona will not only equalise, but win this game tonight. Chris Auren seconds this, believing Barcelona have too much for Madrid. However, Martin Chisenga has no doubts whatsoever that the home team will hold out for the win while Israel Awe states that Barcelona will equalise yet Madrid will win 3-1. Keep your predictions and thoughts coming on Twitter @LukasMaf.
At present, Mourinho looks set to pick up only his second win against Barcelona since taking over Madrid in the summer of 2010. Still all to play for though in this game with what promises to be a pulsating 45 minutes of football still to play. Time for some of your thoughts on Twitter...
HALF-TIME! Madrid lead 1-0 at the break through Ronaldo's impressivbe strike after 11 minutes. As expected, it has been a highly entertaining game here at the Bernabeu. The home team have been defensive at times yet it appears to be working for them as Barca have been frustrated in their attempts for an equaliser. More of the same please.
45'Xabi Alonso launches a free-kick into the box which Benzema controls with his chest before going down with Pique in close proximity. Claims for a penalty? Not for me.
44'Madrid have the league but can they withstand constant pressure from Barcelona? History will show they can't. Still, Mourinho will be delighted with how the first-half is turning out.
42'Messi is ruled offside as he looks to break forward unmarked. Replays show Ramos is clearly playing him onside there. Not the first incorrect decision from this linesman who is having a poor game.
41'Madrid keep giving the ball away at the moment yet Barca are unable to get the better of the home side's back-line as Carvalho peforms a great tackle on Messi in the box.
39'Temp has dropped a little in recent minutes as we approach the half-time whistle. Over on Twitter, Shrestha Raj believes Barcelona will equalise before the break while John Perolski. Imatinib Mesylate and Yomi Abass are sure Madrid will score another.
37'Madrid players are going mental after a free-kick is given against Diarra for a foul on Busquets. Mourinho looks very unhappy with the decision yet the referee got it spot on there.
34'Brilliant anticipation from Casillas. Fabregas looks like he could be in on goal but the keeper is straight out of his area, performing an acrobatic diving header to clear the danger.
32'Barcelona are seeing more of the ball at the moment (where have he heard that before?) yet Madrid are looking lively on the counter-attack. What are your predictions for the half-time score? Let me know on Twitter @LukasMaf.
30'Worth noting that during that move from Barca, Carvalho was dragged all over the place by the movement of the visitor's attack. Rustiness from the veteran?
29'INIESTA SHOULD SCORE! Great build-up play from the visitors with Xavi sliding the ball to Sanchez who then plays in Iniesta. However, the World Cup winner can only thrash at the ball from 12 yards, screwing it horribly wide.
28'Time is flying by in this game as we approach the half hour mark. Madrid lead 1-0 courtesy of that Ronaldo goal but Barcelona are looking strong at the moment.
26'MESSI COMES CLOSE! Sanchez clips the ball into the path of the Argentine who attempts to beat Casillas at his near-post with a precise effort. However, the Spanish No.1 gets a strong hand to the ball, turning it around the post for a corner in the process.
25'Ronaldo uses his blistering pace to run past his marker. He attempts to slide the ball over to Benzema yet Abidal is on cue to block the through ball.
25'On Twitter, Awunganyi Sokolovsky believes Ronaldo would have scored that goal regardless of who was in goal for Barcelona. Do you agree?
23'Mourinho has a stonkingly good record in quarter-finals during his coaching career. In 14 attempts at this stage, no Mourinho side has ever been eliminated.
22'Madrid are certainly putting a lot of effort into this game but will they be able to play so intensely for 90 minutes?
20'Yellow Card Piqué
20'It's all kicking off now as Pique is the next man to earn a yellow card. Pepe goes down theatrically, claiming Pique elbowed him. Replays show there is contact yet not worthy of a red.
19'Very engaging game at the moment with both sides looking dangerous on the attack. Just to let you know, Pepe was booked a few minutes back. Will the former Porto man last 90 minutes?
18'Teasing ball into the box from Sanchez yet Pepe is on cue to perform a diving header to put it out for a corner - keeping it away from Messi in the process. The Argentine is yet to have a real impact on the game so far.
17'Yellow Card Pepe
16'SANCHEZ HITS THE POST! So unlucky for the away side as Fabregas' chipped ball into the box is met with a looping header from the Chilean international. So close from drawing his team level.
15'Great goal from the former Manchester United man but many will look towards Pinto's role in that goal who allowed the ball between his legs. Would Valdes have saved that one? Let me know your thoughts on Twitter @LukasMaf.
13'So first blood to Madrid here with that great strike from Ronaldo. How will Barcelona respond? Remember, when the two sides met last month, the Catalan club came from a goal down.
11'Goal Cristiano Ronaldo
1-0 MADRID! IT'S THAT MAN CRISTIANO RONALDO! Who said he doesn't perform in Clasicos? The Portuguese attacker receives a nice ball from Benzema yet he still has plenty to do as he approaches the area. He fools Pique with a clever step-over before slamming the ball low between the legs of Pinto. Top finish from a top, top player.
9'Mourinho's men enjoying a little more possession now although we are yet to have a shot on goal in this nicely-poised encounter.
8'Ronaldo has already started brightly and looks to be intent on proving his doubters wrong. Statistics in Clasico fixtures do not look good for the Portuguese attacker who only averages a goal against Barcelona every 301 minutes.
6'Nice passing move from Barca before Messi launches a wonderful 40 metre cross-field ball into the path of Iniesta. However, the playmaker is then unable to do the same for Fabregas who is lurking in the Madrid penalty area.
4'That's not something you will see every day. Ronaldo tracking back and performing a perfectly executed sliding challenge on Dani Alves. Sign of things to come?
3'No chances yet as Barcelona look to pass the ball around in the opening stages. Madrid however seem content to allow the Liga champions to have the ball, especially taking their defensive line-up into consideration.
2'Unsurprisingly the visitors maintain possession from kick-off for a minute or so before Fabregas is unable to retrieve a long ball, resulting in a goal-kick for Madrid.
1'Barcelona get us underway here in their traditional blue and red kits. Madrid of course are wearing their famous all white as they look for their first victory over their Catalan rivals this season.
Kick-off is only minutes away with both sets of players in the tunnel, raring to go. As usual for Clasicos, the atmosphere in the Bernabeu is electric with both sets of supporters desperate for victory tonight.
There is less drama coming from Barcelona quarters who opt for their strongest (and expected) XI to face their bitter rivals. Messi, Sanchez and Fabregas continue upfront while Pinto is in goal with Guardiola keeping to his word to play the 36-year-old in Copa del Rey fixtures.
The big news in terms of starting line-ups come from the Madrid camp with Carvalho making a surprise return to the team despite missing several months through knee and back injuries. Altintop is also an unfamiliar name at right-back while Pepe is picked to play the defensive midfield role. Mourinho completes a trio of surprises by picking both Benzema and Higuain.
Subs: Valdes, Mascherano, Thiago, Adriano, Sergi Roberto, Dos Santos, Cuenca
Barcelona (4-3-3): Pinto; Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Fabregas, Sanchez
Subs: Adan, Kaka, Ozil, Granero, Marcelo, Albiol, Callejon
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Casillas; Altintop, Carvalho, Ramos, Coentrao; Pepe, Xabi Alonso, Diarra; Ronaldo, Benzema, Higuain
Remember you can tweet me your thoughts on Twitter @LukasMaf and @goal_intl. I want to know your predictions for the game and your opinions on the slightly surprising team news which is to follow. Also, make sure you keep upto date with our other live updates which we have been bringing to you since 16.00 GMT here: http://www.goal.com/en/live-update/509/el-clasico-live
So the two giants of Spanish and European football meet once again. It was only last month that Barcelona came here, to the Bernabeu, and dismantled Real Madrid 3-1, despite going a goal courtesy of Benzema's strike after 23 seconds, the quickest goal in Clasico history. Tonight is a new day though and a new Clasico as Mourinho's men look to take an advantage to Camp Nou next week in their pursuit to retain their Copa del Rey trophy.
Roll up roll up roll up to the greatest show on earth! It's that time again, CLASICO TIME! Tonight the Santiago Bernabeu welcomes Barcelona for the Copa del Rey first-leg quarter-final and I, Luke Matthews will be guiding you through all the action on Goal.com. Is there any point in me introducing this game? Well in case their are any aliens reading this, I'll give it a go...


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A Summer Eternal
Let not this day be bleak,
For no amount of shock and grief,
No deluge of tears can cease
Memories of a voice überspiritual and erotic,
Of a woman damned by hatas for resemblin' a man
And scorned by others as bein' too "exotic."
As we mourn Donna's passin',
She's singin' at higher frequencies.
Our skin tingles whenever she bends an angel's ear,
Waxin' lyrical on faith, love, passion
And how pairin' romance with dance
Caused lots of babies to "appear."
Puff, Donna seemed to emerge from thin air,
Bronze Botticellian Venus rockin' KISS hair
Way back when Eurogrooves had much to prove
Such as it could be sexy to synthesize her
Before makin' her go pop!
Who can forget Donna's Muse-chic,
Her beauteous mezzo-soprano
In which gospel informed the goddess
To sermonize to believers and the godless
In one language common to frenzied bodies.
Summer moaned and shrieked,
Summoned forth the dance freak
Who flexed and flaunted his/her physique
Adorned with feathered boa, sequined bodice
Drippin' in strobe-lit beads of sweat.
We stomped out workweek, school-daze blues
When a drag wasn't some urban malaise —
Or just for sharin' herbal cigarettes —
But gaudy guys hustlin' in brick-thick platform shoes
Or lip-syncin' to disco libretto in stilettos.
Then as now, Bad Girls and Good Girls,
Broads of a feather, step to the hi-hat in their halos
Because one day they, you, we all hopefully will go
Where Donna is today,
You are
At the summit,
("Baby, take me")
Way up,
("High up on the hillside")
("Where the stallions reach the sun"),
Where the Trinity boogies to A Love Trilogy.
Then, I was so young
That I swore you were praisin' errant scallions,
But it was OK to lead me astray
Because if beanstalks could reach heavenly altitudes,
So could green onions.
Heaven knows you were pillow-talkin',
'Bout Trojan horses gallopin' with passion,
Dreamin' with your eyes shut on that LP cover
Where you floated on downy clouds in a robin's-egg blue sky
Like you'd cracked the code of pure ecstasy,
Hoverin' over a global dance fever.
You had us
As close to God as possible,
Before crashin',
Dyin' a little,
But you begged us (on the twelve-inch),
"Hold on … Hold on,"
And we listened,
Our spirits christened,
For you had another verse.
You sounded gentle at first,
Slinkin' in and out of guitar licks,
Swingin' on orchestral strings,
Before you screamed and we creamed.
Spinnin' into partners' polyester embraces,
We, the syntheses of saints and whores,
Switched our Spandexed and G-strung asses
Every which way on sci-fi dance floors
Beneath shimmerin' metallic balls
Sparklin' Champagne lust in our eyes and lower places.
On a silvery night followed by blue lights,
You, Donna, turned Manilow's bombastic magic
Into an erotic epic,
Sounding orgasmic
On the celestial bridge.
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The above poem is in memory of Donna Summer Sudano and of her hypnotically sensual performances on the 1976 album A Love Trilogy.
Top photo: Album cover, A Love Trilogy (Casablanca) by Donna Summer'
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Monrovia – Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Boima Kamara, has encouraged local banks to get involved in the practice of electronic banking as it helps to minimize currency circulation in the country.
Speaking during the official launch of four new ATM machines by the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), Minister Kamara said the more cashless the society becomes, the stronger the impact of its monetary policy on liquidity.
"I appreciate the fact that you have a goal of going beyond and thanks for taking this program to Grand Gedeh," he said.
"So we believe that today's ribbon cutting will go to the height of extending the frontier that we are looking forward to in the context to a payment system that says let's move faster toward a more cashless society."
For his part Mr. John B.S. Davies, President of LBDI, said though the ATM system is nothing new in the world of banking, he was glad that at long last they were able to pull it off.
"The ATM at which we are cutting the ribbon is one of four ATMs in the LBDI network.
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A judge has granted an application for the forfeiture of more than £80,000 in cash found in the home of a man due to be sentenced in two weeks' time for internet film piracy offences.
At a hearing before the Crown Court in Londonderry on Tuesday, Paul Mahoney (30), who is legally blind, admitted running the multi-million pound piracy operation from the bedroom of his home in the Creggan over a five-year period, starting in April 2008.
Tuesday's court hearing was told that Mahoney made a clear profit of £280,000 over the five years of his offending and that when the police searched his home in May 2011 following a tip-off they found £82,390 in cash in bundles in various locations in his house. District Judge Barney McElholm granted the unopposed application by the PSNI for the forfeiture of the money.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
{Book Review} Amity by Micol Ostow
by Micol Ostow
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Released: August 26th 2014
Genre:Fiction- YA: Horror,
How I got it: NetGalley
For fans of Stephen King and American Horror Story, a gruesome thriller suggested by the events of the Amityville Horror.
Inspired by a true-crime story of supernatural happenings and gory murders, Amity spans two generations and beyond to weave an overlapping, interconnected tale of terror, insanity, danger, and death.
Review: My first impression of Amity was rip off, mostly Amityville Horror but also a bunch of random stories I've seen or heard. I could have forgiven how much was pulled from the other stories if it had been done well and not so obvious. The thing with the axe, and how Luke was always cold are just two examples. I felt there was just to much, Amity was built on a Indian burial ground, as well as an underground railroad of sorts for witches, was an insane asylum and there was a brutal murder there. Oh and Gwen had psychic powers. See just to much, it made me have a hard time getting into the plot.
I found the pov jumping confusing and annoying. I had a hard time keeping things straight especially since the two plot lines were so alike. It was frustrating.
I was really looking forward to a good story like, as in similar to, the Amityville Horror, that scared the pants of me (the book not the thirty thousand movies). Yet it wasn't, it was just another rehashing of the same stuff. I guess I'll have to keep looking for that next scare me stupid book.
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In what is widely considered as a 'shot in the arm' for S.A. Chandrasekaran, the president of the Tamil Film Producers' Council, a case filed by Ibrahim Rauther (president of the ad-hoc Council) against SAC has been dismissed by the Chennai High Court.
The TFPC split vertically vis-à-vis the issue of increasing the wages and salaries of film employees and workers, a case which has been espoused with vigour by FEFSI. Following the split in the Council, a dissident group headed by Rauther announced that it was 'sacking' SAC as president of the Council and a few others and was keeping them 'under suspencion' for six months.
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Gahhhh - I need to find the time!
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Seriously...what does it have to take to get me to get back into writing? Granted I have been writing other things, journals on my recent trip to the mountains, long e-mails to a friend who always seems to be on Facebook, replies to others on my running forum. But I don't seem to have the creative spirit I once had.
Really, last November I completed 52,000 words for the NaNoWriMo contest. I figured I'd get right on that puppy again and start editing it...but noooooooooooo....it sits in limbo on a memory stick, haunting me each time I plug it into the computer to retrieve some other file. I think the time issue is my biggest. I seem to find time to mountain bike, to run, to work out, to spend time with my boys, to camp, to hang out with the BF....I should slate in time to write, but I find that when I'm pressured like that the creative spark fizzles out. I get the urge to write at stupid times (like when I'm in the middle of something important at work, or when I'm driving somewhere and won't arrive for another hour, or when I'm in the middle of a long run - yeah I carry a pen & paper with me and stuff it in my running bra)
Maybe it's just a phase and this, too, will pass...I guess it's a matter of being patient with myself. It will come back...right?!?!?!
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What is the best iMac keyboard for someone who is partially disabled with Parkinsons?
My father-in-law is an avid computer fan, who is now looking at an iMac 27 (after 15 years his old PC is now inoperable). He has some difficulty, however, with keyboard keys which are too small or too flat or recessed into the assembly.
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I feel your pain. The logitech K811 wireless keyboard is a definite possibility. I use it in my lap. There is a sharp edge that allows you to place your thumbs on the lower edge. Even the slightest foreward pressure stabilises the hand and with a little practice you will be " thumb skating". ALSO this keyboard can work with Iphone and Ipad, They use the first 3 F keys to select which device are connected to. This means you can text from your recliner. And if you travel, take it with you, it's small, light, and a charge lasts a week plus. It is illuminated with proximity sensing backlit keys, adjustable Check it out, I think it will put a smile on your face. I know it put a smile on mine being able to help.
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Using a novel combination of palaeohabitat modelling and genetic mixture analyses, we identify and assess a sea-level-driven recolonization process following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Our palaeohabitat modelling reveals dramatic changes in estuarine habitat distribution along the coast of California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico). At the LGM (approx. 20 kya), when sea level was approximately 130 m lower, the palaeo-shoreline was too steep for tidal estuarine habitat formation, eliminating this habitat type from regions where it is currently most abundant, and limiting such estuaries to a northern and a southern refugium separated by 1000 km. We assess the recolonization of estuaries formed during post-LGM sea-level rise through examination of refugium-associated alleles and approximate Bayesian computation in three species of estuarine fishes. Results reveal sourcing of modern populations from both refugia, which admix in the newly formed habitat between the refuges. We infer a dramatic peak in habitat area between 15 and 10 kya with subsequent decline. Overall, this approach revealed a previously undocumented dynamic and integrated relationship between sea-level change, coastal processes and population genetics. These results extend glacial refugial dynamics to unglaciated subtropical coasts and have significant implications for biotic response to predicted sea-level rise.
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Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has admitted that an expensive necklace, donated by the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the flood-hit people of Pakistan in 2010, is in his possession, a report in the local media said on Saturday.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had recently ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the disappearance of the necklace donated for flood-stricken people by Emine Erdogan in 2010. The minister had told reporters earlier this week that the necklace had gone missing from the warehouse of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
According to the report, Gilani said he has close ties with the Erdogan family and Mrs Erdogan was like a sister to him.
"The necklace belongs to my sister and is with me." The former PM said that after the necklace was donated by the Turkish first lady, he had planned a visit to a flood-relief camp in Sindh where a couple was getting married. Gilani said that he had intended to gift the necklace, whose market price was estimated at Rs 200,000, to the bride but to his surprise he was greeted by eight girls who were to be married that day. The former PM then decided to keep the necklace with himself and instead gift Rs 200,000 each to the eight couples.


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I forgot the uncheck follow, and now when I go back to the hub, I do not see where I can change that?
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HIT AND RUN centres on the story of one night in the life of an urban gang of eight characters who meet up in a very large derelict building. In the hours from dusk to dawn, we witness the metamorphosis of each character as they test each other's steel in an industrial forest that holds a magical and irresistible power over their behaviour.
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Before I became a published romance author, I did reviews at my own blog, The Romanorum, and at a few other more prominent ones. I no longer rate and review books, so I turned this book review site into E-ROMANCE NEWS to accompany the twitter account with the same name.
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Seven large and innovative companies in glasshouse vegetable farming and floriculture annually invest 15,000 euros in a new fund: Glastuinbouw Inno20. Together with WUR, they research new crops and business models.
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WUR Greenhouse Horticulture already collaborates with the supplying companies within the 'Club of 100'. These companies can set out research at WUR starting from an annual contribution of a mere 15,000 euros. 'We were constantly asked questions by market gardeners who also wanted to work with us', says Erik Toussaint, Communications Manager for the Plant Sciences Group. Just as with the Club of 100, the market gardeners put half of the 15,000 euros in joint research with the other members. The other half is used to buy specific knowledge for the given company. WUR hopes to eventually get around 20 large and innovative gardeners to be part of Glastuinbouw Inno20.
An analysis by consultancy firm McKinsey in 2014 showed that the Dutch greenhouse horticulture does not distinguish itself and produces a lot of basic products with low profit margins. Market gardeners only have a truly profitable year when the competition abroad suffers a bad harvest due to bad weather, for example. This means the sector needs to innovate. That is why the WUR greenhouse horticulture researchers want to work together with innovative farmers on the development of new, high grade crops with a healthy profit margin.
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The practical followup to the acclaimed bestseller
In 2001, the groundbreaking book Quarterlife Crisis(r) addressed the unique and unsettling trials of entering modern adulthood. For the first time, it identified how twentysomethings were lost and confused, and lamented the absence of a guide-a roadmap with solutions for how to emerge from the crisis successful, happy, and sane.
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IAP Members are invited to provide early feedback ahead of the 3rd IPBES Plenary, on the draft scoping reports for the regional and sub-regional assessments of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) by 3 October 2014.
Earlier this year the national science academies were invited to nominate experts to contribute to the Platform's 2014 - 2018 Work Programme.
The short deadline is due to the tight schedule for preparation of documents for the third Plenary. The document was produced by the 125 experts who met in August 2014, in Paris, to scope the regional/subregional assessments of IPBES (Deliverable 2b of the IPBES Work Programme). The full regional and sub-regional assessments would be undertaken from 2015 to 2017, if approved by the 3rd session of the Plenary.
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We at BrightHouse know the power of purpose in an organization. But organizations are made of people – and people need purpose, too. Our Founder and Chairman Joey Reiman has a new book, Thumbs Up: 5 Steps to Create the Life of Your Dreams to help guide your own path.
During the next week, we invite you to take our online personal purpose challenge. We began the online challenge back in January, and we're reposting the video below, along with Joey's original article on finding personal purpose. Leave any comments below and tag your posts on social media using #4DayPurpose. We look forward to guiding you toward purpose, as we've been doing for organizations for over 20 years.
What's the Challenge?
Philosopher Aristotle tells us that where one's distinctive talents intersect with the needs of the world – there lies your vocation or calling. Like people, businesses find their vocation or purpose at this intersection. It is here that companies discover their opportunity to better and brighten the world. Even save it! When you discover your purpose, you also discover why you are here. With purpose, your goal is not a job or a career but a calling. That is what the word vocation means from the Latin vocare.
BrightHouse developed a framework called 4I's with the expressed purpose of providing a fool-proofed process for discovering and articulating purpose. The 4I's are four phases called Investigation, Incubation, Illumination and Illustration. Each phase is meant to bring an organization closer to its core purpose.
Let's begin our journey. Every day we will spend four hours on one of the 4I's. The third day we will take off, to take on a period of contemplation. In one week's time, the hope is that you emerge with the gift called you.
MONDAY JUly 6, DAY 1: INVESTIGATION
On day one, we journey back to your first days. I like to say, 'The fruits are in your roots". By going back to the beginning of your life and rediscovering what you valued, what you loved, you will take your first step on the path of purpose. In companies, BrightHouse will start with the archivist to learn about the organizations beginnings. For you, let's talk to your relatives about the dreams you had as a child. I wanted to work in the White House when I was eight years old.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: After talking to five important people who knew you when you were a child, after thinking about your top three most important moments during your education and after imagining that you had 25 million dollars in the bank and could not fail regardless of what your calling is, write it down. If it doesn't give you goose bumps, try writing it again. And again.
THE RESULT: Your calling and goose bumps.
Tuesday, July 7, DAY 2: INCUBATION
Today we are going to think deeply about the world at large. Where your talents and the needs of the world intersect, there lies your calling. What calls you? How will your gifts lead the world to a better place? If phase 1 was about you, phase 2 is about you plus the world. At BrightHouse, we call in luminaries—subject matter experts who help our thinkers think about how a business can improve public life with the unique talents that the organization offers. You, too, have luminaries, friends and associates that help expand your thinking.
THE ASSIGNMENT: Now that you have your calling, write down what most troubles you about the world and how you might bring light to the situation through your work. There are plenty of problems in the world but they are no match for a person with purpose.
THE RESULT: You find yourself at the intersection of your unique gifts and the needs of the world. You are ready to articulate your Master Idea.
Two days have passed and you have worked on your purpose for about eight hours. Today, we walk away and let your thoughts marinate. I have found that my best thinking happens when I leave it alone for a while and take a walk. Try doing the same. Ironically, the office is the least stimulating for thinking. So think outside that box we call the office: The car, the gym, a place of worship and my shower are my favorite places to have eureka moments.
Thursday, july 9, DAY 3: ILLUMINATION
Some ideas are bigger than others. They are called Master Ideas because they master everything about an organization – organisms too, like you. Today you are going to write your Master Idea. Remember, only time will tell. Today we think for a living and write your story. You are the author, director, producer and star of your story…it's your life. Now when people ask, 'What's Your Story?' you can answer.
THE ASSIGNMENT: What inspires you? Write it down.
THE RESULT: Your calling.
FRIday, july 10, DAY 4: ILLUSTRATION
Purpose without action is useless. Today we take one action that demonstrates your purpose to the world.
You have done it. Found your purpose and your story. What will be your next chapter now that you have found your purpose? Don't write it down, just do it.
Inspired to read more on finding your purpose? Pick up your copy of Joey's new book, Thumbs Up! and turn to Chapter 2. For all things purpose, subscribe to our blog and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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There has been a lot of recent debate about the position of women in workplace and companies are trying their best to ensure equality in offices. But let us step out of the offices and see what the scenario is as far as our Armed Forces are concerned.
Total Number of women recruited in the Indian Armed Forces:
If you are wondering what to make of the above given numbers, let us see how those numbers add up.
The total of the above number comes up to a little over 3578. The strength of the Indian Armed Forces is almost 13 lakh personnel which means women constitute less than 0.25% of the Indian Armed Forces.
What is more startling is that the number of women being annually recruited in the armed forces is not steadily growing.
Year-wise breakdown of women being recruited in the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces in the last five years:
Educating women and encouraging them to work has always been a 'work in progress' in India and to boot them to work in the Armed Forces is an increasingly tough task. More and more women are standing up to this gender bias by taking up professions nobody would have 'expected' them to.
Recent releases 'Naam Shabana' and 'Poorna' which are stories of young women wanting to put India at the top using their respective talents and determination.
There are real life examples as well. With Justice Indira Bannerjee being appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, we now have four high courts with women chief justices for the first time in Indian history; the other being the high courts of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
Kerala too has a high court with four women judges for the first time in the state's history. India definitely seems to be on the right track to ensure shoulder to shoulder marching in top positions of the judiciary.
We as citizens of this country must ensure that if not encourage, we must at least educate the women around us about careers in the Services sector and not just push them towards the very conventional career options.
We must empower all women from a young age because they too have the right to serve their country to the best of their abilities even on a battlefield previously dominated by men.
We need to work towards being a nation that not just respects women but pushes them towards greatness and prosperity.
We have already started that walk in various other sectors and now it's time to do it for the Armed Forces as well.
New Change Being Brought
There is hope from the authority as well.
Previously, women were not allowed in position of combat in the Army and the Navy. However, the Indian Armed Forces has revised Short Service Commission (SSC) scheme to induct women into the fighter stream on an experimental basis for a period of five years.
The first batch of three women officers were commissioned into the fighter stream on June 18, 2016.
We at UdChalo are proud of this initiative taken by the Government and believe that it is required to promote gender equality in a country that is known to its citizens as their MOTHERLAND.
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Who doesn't have a piece of china that's chipped, missing a lid, etc. but can't seem to part with it? I know I do. This is a fabulous way to showcase a doily and have a great pincushion to boot.
What about adding some pizzazz to a tablecloth. Take it a step further and think about window treatments, a cute valance or trimwork for floor length panels. How about a bed skirt or adding them as decor to an otherwise simple quilt or bedspread. Oh, the possibilities.
I really love this table runner as well, more along the lines of traditional usage but in an updated way. Beautiful.
Love the idea of using them as a stencil. Think of how easily you could transform a furniture piece. Then use the doily for something else. Double the fun!
This is fabulous. The designs reflected onto the wall are just beautiful. Again the possibilities are endless. So much fun.
What a great display. You could change the background paper to any color you wanted, as well as the framing to fit the style of your decor. Perfect!
Makes me want to go out and buy a ton of doilies, how about you? Do you have a favorite?
|From Vintage with Laces
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|Found at WHITEStardust on Etsy
This is a great garland. Such a cute idea.
|Found at DaisiesBlueShop on Etsy.
|found at Glimmer and Grit. What a great idea.
|Add them to a pillow. What a cute idea. So many opportunities here to design one-of-a-kind throw pillows for your home. Gorgeous!
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|Wow, now that's an accent wall!
|from Yahoo.com and Pinterest, of course.
|Talk about stunning. Do a search for doily crafts on Pinterest and you'll be amazed at all the fashion up-do's using doilies. This dress is just beautiful!
|This is from Pinterest and links to a dress shop, ustrendy.com.
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Aside from the upcoming Incredible Hulk film, Hellboy 2 is a very overlooked movie that I think is going to surprise a lot of people. I LOVED the first Hellboy film and there is no reason to suspect Guillermo del Toro (the director) won't bring the same, if not more brilliance to this one. Check it out:
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Friday, July 31, 2009
For the Love of History
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Confessions of an Old Soul
But even more than that, I am "old" down to my soul. I like old-fashioned values. Family. Church. God. Loyalty. Hard work. I keep my eyes open to the modern world, but eschew its influence in many ways. I do not have cable. I often sit in my living room and listen to music while I embroider or read a book. My daughter does the same - though it's usually art or tiger research that she's working on. She plays with her toys and uses her imagination, creating these fantastical worlds where she loses herself for hours.
I take joy in the simple things of life - a cup of tea, a conversation with a friend, a nature walk, a bird's call, playing UNO with my daughter, watching my cat chase a bug or watching my daughter feed the ducks.
I don't text. I don't use my cell phone for anything other than phone calls. I don't have an iPod and when I take a walk downtown for lunch, I open myself to the world around me - all the noise and beauty and wonderment - instead of lifting myself above it and drowning it out with music.
Sometimes, I feel out of place in this constantly evolving world, one where modern technology has often taken the place of a simple conversation using complete words and voices.
I cringe when I see a young kid showing no respect for his elders or when I witness simple manners being replaced by a misplaced sense of entitlement. (I've been cringing a lot lately).
I've come to embrace this about myself. This is who I am - a mixture of old and new. After all, I love the Internet (oh, the old things I have found using it!). I love email. I love modern medicine. I love indoor plumbing!
But at my heart, I am old-fashioned. And that's ok.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Almost Writing Time!
I haven't wrote anything fiction-wise for a few months now. Instead, I've been deep into my research and character sketches. The last three days have been quite fun - I am actually reading a book and taking notes, just like I did in high school and college. The information has been fascinating. That's the geeky historian coming out in me. I've found some amazing primary documents that have added an entirely new dimension to things. Finding them on the internet and being able to print them out is sheer heaven! (Sorry, I really geeked out there).
Now, though, I finally feel that I have a good grasp of the historical background for the next novel. I simply couldn't start writing until I had this information in hand. Now that I do, I'm hopeful that the official "start date" of the novel will be quite soon.
I can't wait.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
One Year
The next time he nearly lost his life.
I still remember that day quite clearly. We couldn't find him. It was a cold, dreary day, patches of snow covering the ground, and after we looked everywhere, we finally found him curled up beside the house. My husband carried him back to the yard, but somehow, he got out and went into the alley, almost as if he was wandering off to die. We rushed him to the vet and found that he had a broken pelvis. He couldn't go to the bathroom on his own. He had several wounds on his side from being hit (we think by the UPS truck) and we weren't sure if he would recover. The vet said if he didn't heal and couldn't go to the bathroom by himself, his quality of life wouldn't be good and we'd have to think of putting him down. I vowed that wouldn't happen.
It was touch and go for awhile. Since Charlie was an outdoors dog, we put him on an inflatable chair, the kind you use at the beach (the name escapes me right now), and I would drag every morning from the warm garage into the warm sunshine of the backyard. I gave him his meds, cleaned his wounds, and cleaned his backside. Flies would swarm around him, trying to get to the wounds, and despite everything I did, they did their deed. I discovered maggots in his wounds one day (sorry if this is too gross!) and immediately called the vet. He told me how to get them out. Of course, my husband was at work at the time, so I knew I'd have to handle this one myself. And I did. I got those little buggers out and Charlie laid there, so peaceful and calm, never once trying to bite me, never once yelping in pain, but stoic through it all.
I still remember my mom calling me and telling me that if Charlie didn't improve, I might want to think about putting him down. I was so vehemently against this idea that I cried, loudly protested that Charlie would make it through this, and then hung up on her. (Sorry, Mom!).
Charlie continued to improve. His wounds healed. But he still couldn't go to the bathroom on his own. I would watch him through the kitchen window and just pray and pray. And then one day, I saw him struggle to his feet, lift his leg in a corner of the yard, and then I knew that he would be ok.
I've lost pets before, but the grief I experienced with Charlie was unparalleled. I literally felt as though part of my heart was gone. I blogged about this grief and I know it helped me get through it.
That dog was as devoted to me as I was to him. His loyalty never faltered. It was unconditional love on both our parts. I still miss him. I still cry occasionally and today, I've shed more tears. That's ok.
I just hope I get to see him someday. I hope that there is a doggie heaven.
I miss you, Charlie!
Love and hugs from Mama.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Low Motivation
Maybe it's because my mom is visiting for the week and we're usually chatting or I'm listening to my daughter play the piano (she just started taking lessons from my mom) or we're watching my cat stalk yet another bug. Basically, I'm doing anything but focusing on the writing. Oh, I went to our university library yesterday and picked up some incredible books that will be invaluble in my research, but I haven't dived into them yet.
I suppose that's ok.
Summer has never been a very motivating time for me. Heat zaps my energy. The long, lazy days make me want to just sit and read a book and do little else.
But when fall rolls around...ah. Bliss! I love that season and that's when I think I am my most motivated - especially when it's too cold to go outside.
Does summer motivate you or are you like me - enjoying the lazy aspect of it?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
I Wish...
Fill in the blank below. It can be as long or as short as you want.
"I wish I was________________________________."
Here's mine.
"I wish I was sitting in my grandmother's kitchen, sipping tea, eating Oreos, and discussing movie stars of the 1940s."
And another one:
"I wish I was in Italy with my family, meeting my long-lost relatives, and eating divine Italian food."
Care to play?
Monday, July 20, 2009
Weekend Pics
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Write What You Want to Know
There's an old writing saying that my friend Diane recently rephrased. Instead of, "Write what you know", she changed it to "Write what you want to know." This fits me much more accurately. And oh boy, do I want to know lots and lots of things, and it's usually things that happened years and years and years ago! That history fascination, y'know...
Unfortunately, this "wanting to know" involves a great deal of research. While I enjoy it, right now, my mindset is more of "Enough already! Let me write!" But I can't yet. The research is going to give my bare-bones characters the flesh they need to fully come alive.
But oh...the blank page beckons. I am fascinated by this story, and even though another fully-formed story idea popped into my head the other day, that one doesn't hold the same appeal for me as the current one I'm researching.
Therein lies the rub. While I could work on the other novel "for fun", it doesn't grip me like my main WIP does. Strange how a few days can make such a difference. But that's what the ol' mind is telling me.
Now, I usually keep researching while I'm writing the novel, but I don't feel like I have quite enough research done yet to actually start writing. It's a bit of a rock and a hard spot to be in. So I must keep trudging onward.
Do you write what you want to know?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
If You're In Your Jammies By 7:30 p.m....
My dishwasher wasn't filling with water like it was supposed to, so after fiddling with it for a bit, it started to do its thing. I went back to my bedroom with my bowl of cereal and started looking up things on the Internet. After about five minutes, I realized that the dishwasher was still filling with water - not a good sign.
When I went out to the kitchen to investigate, I realized that there was water on my floor. Of course, in my hurry to get there, I took a step on the linoleum floor at the very same moment I realized there was an inch of water spread across the entire floor.
Down I went. And I landed on my arm and I think my entire body weight fell on it, too. After a few shocked seconds, I realized I was completely soaked, the dishwasher was still running, and I needed to get up before I flooded my entire apartment.
It took me quite awhile to clean up all the water and I used all my towels, so I had to run a load of laundry. By this time, I figured I was wet anyway, so I might as well take a shower and put on my jammies. I also started laughing hysterically at the thought of my fall. I probably jolted my neighbor downstairs!
By the time I got out, my arm started to ache. And it hasn't stopped since.
I don't know if it's broken- all I know is that I can't straighten it out or I get hit with shooting pain. I suppose a trip to the doctor is in order. If it IS broken, it will be my first broken bone. I've had deep bruises and light sprains, but never a broken bone.
The good news? I can still type... *grin*
Edit: The streak continues! It's not broken (though it still hurts!). X-rays showed a perfectly intact bone. Guess it's just a deep bruise on the bone.
Monday, July 13, 2009
The "Heart" vs. the "Head" Novel
But what about those ideas that creep up on you that do not necessarily follow what you normally write?
That happened to me Saturday. I'd just gotten home from the horse races with my brother (my first time going and it was so much fun) and I'd stopped by Barnes & Noble to grab a few things before coming home. I hit the shower and when I got out, I had a fully-formed novel idea in my head. Lines were jumping out at me and I raced to my computer, got frustrated when the Microsoft Word took forever to load, and then I finally sat down and started typing.
I don't know how long I sat there - it couldn't have been more than 15-20 minutes, but by the time I was done, I had a solid outline, vibrant characters, GMC's, absolutely everything I needed. I couldn't believe it. All those weeks I'd struggled to come up with a story idea and one had dropped into my head with no effort on my part whatsoever.
I toyed with the marketability of the idea, realized it was pretty sound, but then also realized that it is not what I normally write. Since I'm well into the prep phase for my next novel and I'm in the querying stage for another novel, this new novel wouldn't help me build my platform as a debut novelist.
Then I realized that I simply didn't care.
This book will be solely for fun. It requires minimum research and the characters are all right there, so the normal preparations I make before starting a novel really aren't needed. Everything has already been done in that one fifteen-minute brain dump I had the other day.
And if I decide that I want to pursue publication of it someday, well, that's fine by me. But it's not going to be my main focus. Instead, I plan to forget the whole publishing world while I'm writing this story and just focus on my characters and their world.
Which brings up another point. When you move to the stage of your writing where you are actively seeking publication, have an agent, or even a publisher, you necessarily think of platform, brand, marketability, publicity, promotion, etc., for your novel. It has to come into your brain at some point. That is the business side of this crazy roller coaster ride and to brush that aspect of the publishing world aside is a bit dangerous.
Wouldn't it be wonderful, though, if we didn't have to think of that side? If we didn't have to worry about platform and marketing and all the rest of it, but could just write our story? I suppose this is where my old belief of "write the first draft with your heart, the second with your head" comes into being.
Maybe this "fun" novel of mine will find a place on the shelf some day. I'm not discounting the possibility, but neither am I making it a priority. I'm going to write this story blissfully and deliberately unaware of that "other" side to the writing business. It's a freeing mindset, one I'm anxious to explore.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Finding My Independence
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Fireworks, Food, and Fun
As you can see below, we took my kitty, Katie, with us to her new home at my mom's farm. Now Miss Katie is used to coming and going as she pleases and she did not relish the idea of being in a cat carrier for five hours. Let's just say that ride was pretty darn eventful and that my car now has cat hair in it. We eventually had to let her out of the carrier because she wouldn't quit meowing. So I held her. And then she'd climb into the back window or sit on my leg and look out the passenger window. We were all relieved when we finally got home and Miss Katie could explore the farm.
My mom remarried this year and she now lives on a gorgeous farm with her husband in western Nebraska. We enjoyed playing badminton and volleyball on her front lawn and my daughter absolutely loved the swing and playing with my mom's two baby kitties. This is the view from my mom's front porch. Beautiful, isn't it?
Here's my brother getting ready to smack the birdie - I thought this was a pretty cool photo.
And you have to have a farm dog! This is Shaggy.
On Saturday, it was softball, softball, softball. My brothers were in a softball tournament and we spent most of the day shuttling between my grandmother's house (which is literally right across the street from the softball diamond) and the fields. My brothers both played baseball when they were younger - my younger brother even played college baseball, so I'm quite used to hanging out at the ball diamonds. It was great to watch them again. (And I forgot my camera, but my dad took a ton of photos, so hopefully I can just get some of those).
And oh, the food! Wow. I think I'm still full!
We hit the rodeo Saturday night. Here's my nephew hamming it up with his friend.
Returning to the city after a trip back home is always bittersweet. I need the sweet, peaceful country air to rejuvenate my body and soul, but I thrive on the energy of the city. I guess I have the best of both worlds! My brother and his family live on the farm (he's the 4th generation to farm it), my dad lives out in the country just a few miles from him, and my mom lives on a farm with her husband. I have three places to get my bit of country! And really, it's a bit of heaven when I go home. I feel like it centers me. Though I probably couldn't live there again, I absolutely love going home and visiting.
Family comes first with me. And I am fortunate to have a wonderful, loving, and supportive family. God truly has blessed me!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Whew! What a Weekend...
Will fill you in on the details after I'm more coherent.
Hope you had a great weekend!
Friday, July 03, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Motivation, Balance, and Discipline
While a paycheck is probably the most powerful motivation to get a project done at the day-job and with freelance work, you don't quite have that same motivation when you're an unpublished writer.
So how do you do it?
For me, it's come down to one thing. I have to want it bad enough. I have to want to succeed, whatever my definition of success may be. And my definition is to be a published author. That means I balance my time. I don't spend hours watching mindless t.v. (I don't have cable anyway). I don't spent gobs of time on the internet when I'm at home. I don't spend hours reading a book (this hurts sometimes, especially if it's a good book!).
During the weekdays, my time is pretty regimented. There's the day job from 8-5, then I go work out three times a week, pick my daughter up from daycare, make supper, and then I have approximately 3 1/2 hours before bedtime. I have to devote at least an hour or two to the writing - and right now, I'm in research/plotting mode for the next novel, so that could include reading a research book, tapping notes on the computer, or doing online research. When it comes time to write, I often will make my schedule accomodate a good two hours of writing time during the weekdays.
Do I stick to this rigid schedule? Not always. I allow myself plenty of flexibility. When you're a mother, you have to. And my daughter is my most important priority. If she wants to play a game of UNO, then by golly, that's what we'll do. If we decide to enjoy the unexpectedly cool summer evening with a walk over to the duck pond, we'll do that, too. A shopping trip to the mall on a Friday night complete with a yummy homemade cookie from the Cookie Company? We're there!
Stay balanced. Keep your discipline. Allow yourself off days. And don't beat yourself up when you get off track. That's not good for the motivation! Just shrug your shoulders, say, "Life happens" and get back to your schedule tomorrow. Or, completely throw my advice out the window and do it whatever way works for you. If you want it bad enough, you'll figure out a way to make it work - your way.
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