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Global importance of peatland
Peatland (or 'blanket bog' as the habitat is known in the uplands) is of international importance for its biodiversity and carbon storage. Whilst peatlands only cover 3% of the world's land area, and thus are rarer in extent that tropical rainforests, they contain nearly 30% of all carbon stored on land. The peatlands of England contain more carbon that the forests of Europe.
A healthy, functioning blanket bog is extremely important in providing various ecosystem or natural services for society, which can include:
- reductions in downstream flood risk and siltation
- reduction in wildfire risk on moorlands
- improvements in water quality
- reducing carbon loss and promoting sequestration of atmospheric carbon
- biodiversity improvements
- improvements in landscape quality and natural beauty
Latest Update: January 2019
In addition the funding news we had about Pennine PeatLIFE, during December of 2017 Defra put out a call for upland and lowland peat restoration projects which would help to mitigate the effects of climate change. The AONB team were keen to be involved and so joined a large partnership to put a bid into the fund. This was successful, and we are now also part of the Northern Peatland Project, with five sites scheduled for restoration over the next three years. The timescales are tight, and there is alot to do, but we are really pleased that we continue to be able to work with partners and moor owners to restore these valuable and valued habitats.
Update: Autumn 2018
During the summer of 2017, we had the exciting news that the third submission of the Pennine PeatLIFE bid has been successful! For Bowland this means that a further five sites within the Bowland Fells SSSI will now have restoration work funded via this collaborative project. Work has now begun with drone flights producing detailed maps of the project sites and restoration plans being drawn up by the Project Officer Chris Miller and the site owners. To find out all the latest news on this exciting project, you can visit the project website here
Update: December 2016
Following on from the LIFE bid update below, we had the dissapointing news that the re-submitted bid of late 2015 was refused funding during the summer of 2016. However, the decision was made to try one last time, and currently we await the final decision, which is due in March 2017.
However, in the meantime the LPP partners have been busy on the ground, with restoration projects in the West Pennine Moors and the Forest of Bowland being completed within the 2015-6 winter season. In the West Pennine Moors work on UU owned land has completed the Spitlers Edge flag path, as well as completing some grip blocking on Wheelton Moor. In the Forest of Bowland, revegetation work was undertaken within the Bowland Fell SSSI at Brown Syke, an area of reprofiled bare peat within the Abbeystead Estate. The work was topped off by a visit from the junior pupils from Abbeystead school, who spent an afternoon plug planting and sphagnum seeding within the project area, as well as learning about how the restoration work will have a direct impact on the stream which passes many of their homes.
Update: December 2015
Despite scoring well and passing all the criteria, the LIFE+ bid did not secure its funding during the summer of 2015. However, the assessment team sent the bid team some very detailed feedback about how to improve the chances of the bid receiving funding in the next round, and so a revised bid was submitted in October. We will know its outcome next summer.
In the meantime, restoration work has been continuing across Lancashire. HLS has funded work on Hawthornthwaite and Mallowdale in Bowland, and on Anglezarke in the West Pennine Moors, as shown in this photo. The huge fall on the end of this grip led the contractors to develop this novel way of protecting the edge of the peat from erosion.
Update: March 2015
The Lancashire Peat Partnership members met on the 25 March 2015, in order to review the work undertaken during the previous season. This will be reflected in updated versions of the Priority Peat matrices being posted on this page once they are completed. The Terms of Reference for the group going forward and the funding strategy will be completed once the outcome of the LIFE+ bid is known. Plans are in place for a citizen science photography project to begin on Bleasdale and the group were pleased to welcome the catchment management partnerships.
Update: January 2015
Lancashire sites for part of Pennine Peat LIFE bid
Nine key sites across Bowland and Rossendale have been selected to be included in an £8mill project application to the EU LIFE programme, which funds biodiversity projects across Europe.
The overall aim of the Pennine Peat LIFE project is to demonstrate techniques to reactivate and maintain 2868ha of peat-forming blanket mire in badly eroded systems at a landscape scale across several climatic, geographical and pollution gradients in the Pennines of northern England to halt further loss of the carbon store, to convert degraded mires from carbon sources to carbon sinks and to increase the resilience of Pennine blanket mires to long-term climate change.
This will be achieved by:
- Demonstrating and evaluating techniques using Sphagnum mosses to re-activate peat-forming blanket mire in severely eroded systems at a landscape scale in the Pennines of northern England.
- Demonstrating and evaluating techniques for the sustainable repeatable harvest of Sphagnum mosses to provide a consistent supply for use in restoration project that maintain and enhance donor sites.
- Developing, verifying and demonstrating the viability of the UK Peatland Code as an emerging income stream to encourage landowners to restore and maintain peatlands in good condition.
- Promoting the importance of upland blanket bogs for carbon management to policy makers, landowners, farmers, gamekeepers and other key stakeholders.
The project is a collaboration between the Yorkshire Peat Partnership, the North Pennines AONB, Durham County Council, the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire County Council, the Environment Agency, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water & Northumberland Water. The bid was submitted in October 2014, and it is likely that a decision will be made in March 2015.
About Lancashire Peat Partnership
The Lancashire Peat Partnership (LPP) was set up in 2009 to co-ordinate peatland restoration projects within the uplands of the Lancashire sub-region and border areas. It is intended that through this co-ordination work, partners would be able to avoid duplication of effort and maximise resources. The current priorities are:
- To promote peat restoration in relation to its benefits for carbon management, biodiversity, flood risk management, erosion control, water quality, fire risk management, landscape quality, natural beauty and recreation.
- To prioritise and facilitate upland peat restoration in Lancashire.
- To seek and secure funding for peatland restoration projects across upland Lancashire.
- To share relevant knowledge, information and research findings.
- To seek and secure funding for peatland monitoring projects across upland Lancashire.
The Priority Peat work in Bowland and the West Pennine Moors catalogues the restoration work already completed and the areas still to be restored. Both reports can be downloaded from this page (see below).
Updates from the Partnership will also be posted here. The partner organisations include the Forest of Bowland AONB, Environment Agency, Lancashire County Council, Natural England, Pennine Prospects, United Utilities, the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Ribble Rivers Trust, the Woodland Trust.
The Partnership is currently supported by 0.1fte project officer Sarah Robinson, email@example.com 01200 448000. This role is jointly funded by the Forest of Bowland AONB and Environment Agency. The role of the Project Officer is directed by the Partnership and includes support for meetings, dissemination of information, and the production and updating of the following plans:
- Communications plan
- Funding strategy - to be completed following the outcome of the LIFE+ bid in April 2015
- Monitoring plan for Bleasdale Fells
- Forest of Bowland Priority Peat report
- Update to the Bowland Priority Peat matrix 2015
- West Pennine Moors & Rossendale 'gap' Priority Peat report
- Update to the West Pennine Moors Priority Peat matrix 2015 and Update to the Rossendale 'gap' Priority Peat matrix 2015
Blanket Bog Restoration Strategy Project (RP02998) http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5476256970702848 - this sets out Natural England's approach to restoration endorsed by the Defra Upland Stakeholder Forum based on a trajectory of change supported by a shared commitment to work collaboratively amongst landowners, land managers and stakeholders.
Restoration of degraded blanket bog (NEER003) http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5724822 - This review concentrated on the evidence relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services in the uplands and the impact of land management activities upon them.
The historic peat record: Implications for the restoration of blanket bog (NEER011) http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5155418650181632 - This report into the palaeoecological literature was commissioned to determine whether the management of blanket peat deposits, particularly blanket bogs, might be informed by the historical record contained within peat deposits. The overarching aims are to determine whether palaeoecological information might be used to help determine where restoration might be most effective, where it might be feasible or not to restore peat given current or likely future climatic conditions and which management actions might be most effective.
Making Space for Water: The Making Space for Water Project is investigating a new approach to flood management. Moors for the Future in partnership with the Environment Agency aim to demonstrate how our natural resources can help to protect against flooding. Link to the project page on the Moors for the Future website here
Slow the Flow partnership project at Pickering: Information about the Pickering Project can be found on the Forestry Research website here
Natural Flood Management Handbook (SEPA, 2015): download a copy here


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Move over Google. It seems that Amazon is the next online behemoth trying to take over the world!
While it began in 1995 as an online book retailer, the company has since expanded to offer sporting goods, clothes, jewelry, electronics, outdoor equipment, healthcare products and, more recently, even fresh food delivery via the company's AmazonFresh offering.Read more
As the new year begins to unfold, it's a good time to take a closer look at the year that lies ahead. While 2016 brought the packaging world a number of innovations, 2017 promises to be even more exciting as we see new and interesting ways for product packaging to interact directly with the consumer, save money, and positively impact the planet. Read on for four packaging trends that Greiner Packaging will be closely monitoring over the coming months.
For reasons we will look at today, dairy products packaging is currently undergoing significant design and development changes, resulting in a greatly improved experience for consumers and manufacturers alike. Many of today's pioneering dairy containers incorporate technology that delivers lightweight, renewable materials, significant UV protection and, from a marketing standpoint, considerably enhanced opportunities for exterior brand messaging. Read more


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During summer everyone in my family prefers cold breakfasts. Most of the time we try to have a quick, healthy breakfast so we can get a head start to enjoy the outdoors. We enjoyed the Vector Granola Honey Almond Flavour and had it along with berries and yogurt, and in some occasions we had it with milk. This new product is designed to help meet the nutritional needs of active, health conscious people. Half a cup of Vector Granola made with oats, honey, and almonds has 5g of fibre and 10 vitamins and minerals. It comes in a resealable pouch, so storing the granola is easy and is perfect to take on camping trips.
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Make Your Own Unique Cereal with Mixit #Giveaway
I can never find a cereal that has all the ingredients I want in one package that suits my preference and taste. Usually, I mix different types of cereals together and add in ingredients to make it my own, which is not ideal when mornings get busy. When I first heard of Mixit, I thought it is a fabulous idea because you get to make your cereal just the way you want it online! and not in the kitchen :)
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Simply7® Better for You Chips
Everyone in my family enjoyed tasting ten different flavours of Simply7® chips. These "better for you" chips are are gluten free, kosher, non-GMO, vegetarian and have up to 50 per cent less fat than potato chips. We are glad that they are now available in Canada. To ensure that everybody enjoys a healthy snacking experience and can identify the raw vegetable, grain or legume the ingredients in their products come from, Simply7® stands behind seven core standards:
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Planning on Travelling Then Check out this site
With good weather around the corner, I am sure we are all thinking of travelling :) AARP Travel a new travel website offers a one-stop online experience that helps users take their travel ideas from dream to destination. AARP Travel's range of travel tools and features include: Trip Finder, Map Explorer, My Trips, Articles and Destinations and Book Trips.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Ranchified Avocado Dip
I am excited to announce that I was selected, as one of Canada's top online influencers to participate in the Hidden Valley Ranch Ranchify Recipe Challenge. We usually like having the Original and Spicy Ranch dressing with our vegetables and salads. I was thinking how I could ranchify the Original Ranch Hidden Valley dressing in a different way by incorporating seasonal ingredients, and experimented it to make this delicious, flavourful dip that my family and I enjoyed.
To make this dip, I used
To make this dip, I used
1/2 ripe avocado
3 to 4 tbsp ranch dressing
1/4 tsp salt to taste
1/4 tsp pepper to taste
paprika and celery leaves to garnish
I pureed about 3-4 tbsp of ranch dressing with 1/2 ripe avocado, salt and pepper. I piped the dip mixture into individual plates and sprinkled paprika and garnished with celery leaves. This dip tastes fabulous with baked breaded fish, steamed vegetable and bread.
I think it is easy to incorporate the Ranch dressing into our recipes because they are flavourful and don't have an overwhelming sharp taste. Anyone who likes Ranch dressings will definitely enjoy it with vegetables and fruits such as avocado, tomatoes and more.
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
The launch of avocado and spinach toppings in Subway sandwiches and salads
Subway restaurants are the world's largest submarine sandwich franchise, with more than 39,000 locations in over 100 countries. Subway Canada introduces seasonal ingredients, avocado and spinach to their line up of sandwich and salad topping for a limited time in over 3000 Subway locations in Canada.
I was able to attend a Subway Canada location to taste the healthy, delicious addition of avocado and spinach in my favourite Subway tuna sandwich. At the event, I was able to become a sandwich artist and make my own sandwich :)
I was able to attend a Subway Canada location to taste the healthy, delicious addition of avocado and spinach in my favourite Subway tuna sandwich. At the event, I was able to become a sandwich artist and make my own sandwich :)
I like having fresh, healthy options, as meal times become more exciting and satisfying. Subway has added spinach to their regular topping and avocado is available for an additional charge at participating locations.
Many of us know the nutritional benefits of avocado and spinach. Here is a little reminder, so we can include these seasonal ingredients more in our diet.
Avocado has soluble fibre that aids in digestion, the monounsaturated fat that raises good HDL-cholesterol and lowers harmful triglycerides, and reduces the risk of heart disease. The Lutein found in avocado helps with eye health. Avocado also has magnesium, potassium, B vitamins and folic acids. Spinach is low in calories and high in magnesium, folate, iron, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Don't forget to add avocado and spinach to your favourite Subway sandwich next time you go to one of the participating locations, as it is seasonal and only available for a limited time.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Kashi Blueberry Oat Clusters & Flakes Cereal Giveaway
Kashi Blueberry Oat Clusters Flakes cereal has a healthy taste that makes it a wonderful breakfast. 1 cup of Kashi Blueberry Oat Clusters and Flakes cereal has 45% of daily amount of fibres we need and it helps lower cholesterol. This cereal is made out of natural ingredients that have crunchy flakes and whole grain oat clusters with sun-ripened blueberries. I wish the cereal had blueberries that are visible so we can taste it and see it in the cereal :) as my children found it to be deceiving that the box showed blueberries but they didn't see the blueberry pieces. The cereal doesn't have artificial flavours or colours and it is free of trans fats and low in saturated fat.
This cereal can be found in most grocery stores and natural food stores across Canada.
Win your own box and see how it tastes :) This giveaway is open to people in Canada and ends on March 15th. Please enter through the rafflecopter below.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Organic Fair trade Kicking Horse coffee
Kicking Horse coffee is Canada's #1 organic shade grown Fair Trade coffee. They have a big selection of coffee to choose from to suit the taste of every palate :) Kicking Horse coffee has 14 blends and several geographical coffees from all around the world with distinct flavours.
The most popular blends come in beautiful cans that keep the coffee fresher for a longer period of time. These cans are reusable and are made from recycled steel in North America.
This Kick Ass blend coffee is a mix of Indonesian and Central American beans. It is an aromatic strong dark roasted coffee.
The Kicking Horse coffee roasting facility and café are located in Invermere, British Columbia near the Rocky mountains.
You can buy this coffee in Canada, USA, online and many parts of the world, so do check the locations to find out where you can get it. They also sell a variety of teas, chocolates, mugs and tumblers.
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Merthyr's Black Gold, vision Fountain's project in collaboaration with Cyfarthfa Museum and Art Galler and Heritage Lottery Fund in the news. The project featureed in the Western Mail's Week-End magazine and on Walesonline. See link: Walesonlinelink Thanks to Will Hayward for covering this important ongoing project.Read More
Merthyr's Black Gold Opening at RedHouse, Merthyr
The multi-media film portion of Merthyr's Black Gold project openened at the RedHouse, Merthyr, 21st November. The two screenings were attended by participants from Cyfarthfa Primary School, Edwardsville Primary School, Pantyscallog Primary School, Ynysowen Primary and Quar and Troedyrhiw Scout Groups and their relatives and teachers. The 20 minute […]Read More
Edwardsville Primary come to Cyfarthafa Castle Museum
Last week was Edwardsville Primary School's chance to experience an audio visual workshop at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery. Over 40 children attended the full day workshop. They brought in lots of stories that their relatives had told them, they took photographs of one another in costumes related to […]Read More
First Audio-Visual Workshop with Cyfarthfa Castle Museum
Vision Fountain and Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery held the first audio-visual heritage workshop with Ynysowen Primary School as part of the HLF funded Merthyr's Black Gold project. During the workshop the children drew items related to their coal heritage, recorded stories that their relatives had told them and […]Read More
Working with Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & The Heritage Lottery Fund
Vision Fountain have started a project about Merthyr's Coal Heritage called "Merthyr's Black Gold" with project partners Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and the Heritage Lottry fund. Four primary schools and two scout troops in the area will be actively involved in the project. We will be teaching the young learners how […]Read More
Our Mountain Opening
We've been very busy. We had a great opening of the "Our Mountain" project at the Parc and Dare Theatre in Treorchy. The Welsh Gov. / Arts Coucil Wales' Lead Creative scheme (Creative Collaboration) project was openied at thwe 105 year-old old miners theatre with all the young participants, their […]Read More
Motor Mouths Workshops at the British Motor Museum
Digital artists, Richard Jones, aided by Vision Fountain, has just held audio visual workshops at the British Motor museum, where children were encouraged to draw their wown car that we oput them inside and then lauched them into cyber-space!Read More
Winding House Installation on front page of Rhymney Valley Express
Arthur Mellard, Les Lewis and Peter Francis, ex-miners from Elliot Colliery from the installation at the Winding House Museum, photos by Richard Jones / Vision FountainRead More
Walesonline and Wales on Sunday feature Winding House project
Wales online and Wales On Sunday featured our project with the Winding House Museum commemorating 50 years since the closure of Elliot Colliery http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rats-cockroaches-characters-friends-crushed-13824915 All quotes from the article are taken from the interviews we conducted with the ex-miners: Rats, cockroaches, characters, and friends crushed to death – the extraordinary […]Read More
The Winding House Museum
Great morning with the old miners of Elliot Colliery to celebrate their contribution to the community. The Winding House Museum, New Tredegar featured a digital installation from Vision Fountain as part of the exhibition to clebrate the 50th anniversary of the closure on the mine:Read More


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By President, Brian Sharp
If we really stop to think about it, everyone's a missionary. Obviously, however, this is not to be understood in the narrow sense we've come to know it in our modern times. In the book of Acts and other places in Scripture, it becomes quite clear we're all to be spreading the Word and love of Jesus Christ to non-Christians, non-followers of Jesus on a continual basis.
Although most of us know this, it's important we remind ourselves regularly that our job is to constantly "reach out as we reach up." Biblically, our priorities for ministry are fourfold:


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Happy Holidays from the Parrish Relics Studio!
Didn't get as much accomplished this season, still a bit behind due to the move and relearning how to work in a new space. Organization is so important when in a smaller studio! Lots of arranging and sorting, keeping in mind the wonderful quote from William Morris: "If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."
Much inspiration and enthusiasm for the coming year, the sunlit peace of my new home I believe will make for a productive 2012.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Parrish Relics on our journey so far, hope you all have a lovely end of the year and lots of holiday magic.


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If there's one thing we Melbournians should hold our heads up high about, it's the high quality of vegetarian and vegan food that's available around town. The dark ages of vegetarians having to contend with token risottos and vegetable stacks are long gone. One way to illustrate this is by looking at the incredible variety of veggie burgers now on offer. We've gathered together some of the most interesting and, more importantly, tasty examples that are being dished up – with nary a soggy, processed patty of miscellaneous vegetables to be found.
And while each of these burger options are excellent on their own, may we suggest using this list as the basis of a veggie burger crawl? While we hold no responsibility for any instances of burger overload, we will, however, take full credit for the veggie satisfaction you'll experience.
Market Lane Prahran
To begin with, you'll have to get yourself up nice and early to head out to the Prahran Market to partake in Market Lane's mushroom burger barbeque. The giant Portobello mushrooms are generously brushed with herb butter before hitting the grill and are served in a Dench bun with fine slices of onion, parmesan and chipotle mayonnaise. At $8 a pop, this is one burger that's an absolute steal, and a rare commodity. Only available between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays, make sure you're in early to get a hold of one of these babies.
1000 £ Bend
The people in the 1000 £ Bend kitchen clearly understand that cheese is a precious, delightful ingredient that deserves respect. So their saganaki burger makes cheese the star rather than an accompaniment. The ever-so-salty saganaki is served with an abundance of salad leaves, caramelised onion and a condiment double of tomato relish and aioli. It's as rich as they come, but is well worth the burger belly.
Yes, Gasometer is on everyone's list of best burgers, but the reason this pub is on all those lists is that their faux-meat burgers are seriously good. The Gasometer kitchen has recently revamped its menu for winter, shifting its focus from American soul food to a more Eastern European bent. The new pastrami burger comes with mock meat that's made in house, pickles, onions, vegan goats cheese and is served with coleslaw, pickled beetroot and a side of Gasometer fries, which themselves must go pretty close to being the best chips in town. It may not be quite as good as the star of their previous menu – the Southern fried 'chicken' burger – but in this context, it's like saying Paul McCartney isn't quite as good as John Lennon, and will provoke just as much debate.
The Napier Hotel
More famous for their Bogan Burger (it has a potato cake in it, don't pretend you're not intrigued), the Napier also serves up an Indian-inspired veggie burger. The South Indian Dahl burger has a red lentil patty that is augmented by tart pickled courgettes, tomato, curry mayonnaise and a punchy kasundi for relish. With sides of both fries and coleslaw, it's another mighty meal, and eating it in the surrounds of one of the best pubs in town certainly adds to the experience.
Beatbox Kitchen
Time to jump into a car or flag down a tram – we're going food truck hunting. The vegetarian option at Beatbox Kitchen is a relatively simple mushroom burger, but the simplicity belies its deliciousness. The Portobello mushrooms are thick and juicy and their heat melts the gouda cheese, which, combined with the 'stereo sauce', makes for a sloppy concoction of deliciousness. At $10, there is an argument to be made that they're a touch pricey for what they are. But hey, where else are you going to be able to eat a veggie burger that's come out of a van that looks like a ghetto blaster?
Location changes daily, check the Beatbox twitter
Tramway Hotel
In the backstreets of North Fitzroy you will find the Tramway Hotel. It's a modest, unassuming pub that nevertheless dishes up two seriously impressive vegan burgers. The Portobello mushroom burger is striking enough, but we politely urge you to go with the quinoa burger. The moist quinoa, basil and hummus patty is accompanied by cos lettuce leaves, tomato relish and a particularly delicious vegan almondaise, squished in between the halves of a seedy wholemeal bun. The Tramway burgers also come with rough-hewn chips that still retain their potato skins, making for a hearty meal.
Lord of the Fries
Many vegetarians and vegans have found themselves queuing at a Lords outlet at the end of a night out to get some burgers and fries into their liquor-soaked bellies. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, because the burgers at the entirely vegetarian Lord of the Fries are delicious any time of day. There are six different burgers to choose from in a variety of sizes. May we suggest the parma burger, with a vegetable protein 'chick'n' patty, crispy 'facon' rashers, onions and Napoli sauce? Considering how many omnivores frequent the place, Lords are definitely doing tasty right.
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Review: Divided by R.L. Blalock
Run. Fight. Die. Return.
The world is dying. The dead are rising. But for the survivors, the dead aren't the only threat.
As chaos takes hold of St. Louis, Colin Bennett finds himself on the run. Though the Missouri River is the only thing separating the husband and father from his family, it may as well be an ocean. Colin and a few friends are forced to fight for survival as they seek out a safe haven for themselves and the other survivors they meet along the way. Together they set out to create a new life for themselves and reestablish some order in a dying world.
When discord threatens to tear the group apart, can Colin and the others hold on to their crusade? Or will it destroy them?
Title: Divided (Death & Decay #2)
Author: R.L. Blalock
Published: May 15, 2017
Genres: Horror
My Thoughts
Divided is action-packed with twists and turns, and is written so that readers feel as if they are part of the story.
Though I already knew Colin's outcome from Liv's perspective in Book 1, I had to know what happened up until he reached the farm. I enjoyed seeing Colin struggle with his humanity. Not because I would enjoy seeing someone suffer, but because I feel like many of us would struggle given the same scenarios, and that connected me to his character.
Yes, I hope it would be instinctive to take out the undead to survive, but doing what's "right" isn't so obvious when dealing with other people who are a threat to you, your friends, and fellow survivors. Colin must decide how far he is willing to go to keep them all safe, and to stay alive so that he can find his family.
I feel that this book needs another round of editing, with subject-verb agreement issues, incorrect possessives, and plot inconsistencies. These "speed bumps" kept jolting me out of the story. It's a great story that just needs a little bit of TLC.
I recommend that any fans of the zombie apocalypse give this series a try; it's worth it.
Review: ★★★★☆
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I'm going to start out today's article by asking a seemingly irrelevant question but, trust me, I'm merely using it to make a point. Hopefully, by making it something sort of unrelated to the major topic of this site, people will be able to look at it with a bit less emotional investment. Ok, here's the question:
What's the best car for someone to buy?
Now, unless you're particularly thick, or just haven't had enough coffee this morning, you're probably thinking to yourself something along the lines of "Good grief, what an utterly stupid question." Which it would be.
Hopefully the thought process would run towards something like "There's no answer to that question, it's going to depend on what the person is using it for, where they live, what kind of terrain they are driving on, how much money they have and a whole host of other questions."
That is, you'd look at the context of the person and their situation before you gave anything approximating a suggestion. To give a recommendation without considering those issues would simply be silly.
Put a bit differently, if you went to a car forum and posted the above question, would you expect to get a single answer? Or would you expect the majority of people to ask you a bunch of followup questions to try and determine your specific needs, and use those needs to give recommendations on what might be best in that context.
Since I'm a fan of repetition, let me put it a third way just in case I'm not clear. Consider the following two situations shown in the table below where I've described two individuals based on a handful of different categories.
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|Example 2
|Primary Destination
|School, soccer practice, grocery store
|Wherever 22 year-old, easily impressible, girls hang out
Essentially I've described two diametrically opposed situations. The first is what would normally be called a soccer mom. Mid 30's mother of two, needs a safe an reliable vehicle to ferry the kids around, go to store, etc. The second is a man in the midst of a mid-life crisis, trying to get himself a nice 22 year old girlfriend to make up for the fact that his penis isn't working so well anymore.
Could you possibly give the same car recommendation to both individuals? Of course not. The context determines what is ideal, best or can or should be recommended. For the first case, it might be a typical mini-van type vehicle. Lots of room, reliable, safe, etc. For the second, a sports car or whatever vehicle is currently being used to overcompensate for a non-working penis.
Clearly recommending the first car to the second person or vice versa would be completely idiotic. The sports car would be completely inappropriate for the soccer mom and, generally speaking, mini-vans are not chick magnets. Well, maybe if you're trying to pick up a soccer mom. But for the specific target (20 something hot chick), it would not be the right choice.
You could easily draw up as many other specific situations where different vehicles might or might not be the best option. Off-roading would require a different choice than someone who wants to drive really, really fast. On and on it goes but my point is this : the specific context would determine the ideal (or range of ideal) recommendations. There might very well be more than one appropriate recommendation for a given situation, but there certainly would be no single recommendation appropriate for ALL situations.
I Think You Can See Where I'm Going with This
So why is it in the field of nutrition and training that the majority seem to think in absolutes where the context of the situation is never taken into consideration? Because as often as not, it isn't. Rather, individuals will state in absolute terms, regardless of context that such and such is good, or bad, or best, or worst. Squats are good, squats are bad, carbs are good, carbs are bad, saturated fats are good, saturated fats are bad. Pick a topic and you'll find extremist, absolutist viewpoints on all sides.
No matter what the topic, invariably someone will come along and feel that there is an absolute answer regarding that topic, regardless of the context. You can see this running through the comments sections of many of my articles. Because, when I write, I generally spend a lot of time trying to address the different contexts, places where something might be good (or best) in one situation and bad (or not best) in another. That's a big part of why they are so long.
And without fail someone will come along and throw down an absolute statement about the topic. Or accuse me of being anti- (or pro-) whatever it is that they are absolutely pro- (or anti-) about. I can almost set my watch by it: that no matter how clearly I write, or how many times I repeat the same basic idea, that at least one person will manage to take issue with it because I didn't repeat the single answer that they know is right for all situations and all context.
Put differently, folks like that have a rather simple rulebook that they live by. X is good for everything and everyone. Y is bad for everything and everyone. Everything is phrased in simple black and white with no shades of any other color. To any even remotely related question, the simple rulebook answer comes out. Regardless of context. And anyone who doesn't see the world in that same black and white is defined as criticizing their belief.
It's a simple belief system and certainly doesn't require much thought. Unfortunately, it's almost always wrong.
Example 1: Are Saturated Fats Good or Bad for Health?
A stunning example of this can be found in the comments of the article Carbohydrate and Fat Controversies Part 1 and Carbohydrate and Fat Controversies Part 2. In that article, one thing I looked at was the issue regarding saturated fats and health where there currently exist two rather extremist viewpoints. The mainstream view point is that saturated fats are always bad, always hurtful, always negative; the alternative viewpoint is that they are healthy with zero detrimental effects.
The truth as usual lies in the middle. For example, consider the following two situations:
|Example 1
|Example 2
|Body fat
|Energy Intake
|Equal or less than expenditure
|Greater than expenditure
|Vegetable Intake
|Other lifestyle factors
The first could describe any athlete. Or possibly the 'average' paleo hunter type (who was lean, active, etc.) that the 'saturated fat is good people' are basing their beliefs on. The second is the majority of people in the world: overweight, inactive, lots of stress, poor overall food intake, etc.
In the first context, a high saturated fat intake (or high fat intake in general) might be completely neutral to health and, in fact, the studies show that that is the case. In one study, for example, in trained cyclists, neither a high-fat diet or a high saturated-fat intake had negative effects on anything. Presumably the cyclists burned off the fats for energy before they could do any harm anywhere. In that context, saturated fats are irrelevant as is total fat intake.
And in the second, as about 30 years of literature demonstrates, saturated fats are detrimental to health. They cause inflammation, insulin resistance and an excessive intake, especially in the context of the rest of the modern lifestyle, is one of several risk factors for heart disease. When people are carrying excess body fat, inactive, consuming too many total calories and refined carbohydrates, and gaining weight you simply can't deny the negative impact of saturated fats. No matter how hard people try.
But the pro-saturated fat people seem unable to make or understand this distinction. In their minds, saturated fats are 'good' regardless of the context. The anti-saturated fat people, usually involved in making food policy, tend to be less concerned about the exceptions and are focused on the majority in the first place. Even if they acknowledge that high-fat/saturated-fat diets are neutral for those exceptions, that isn't the group that they are targeting with their recommendations.
Is this sinking in at all yet?
It's all about the context. In a given context, something may be the best thing ever; in another it may be the worst. There are no absolutes, only context specific situations and context specific right- or wrongs.
Yet, go check the comments section, one individual left something to the effect of "You seem to be siding with the anti-saturated fat people and saying that they are negative." Basically, since I didn't repeat the black and white dogma that he believes, I must disagree with him.
Because, apparently the Internet, among all else that it has accomplished, has made people illiterate.
Example 2: Squats vs. Leg Press for Leg Size
Another good example can be found in the article Squats vs. Leg Press for Big Legs. In that article, I discussed specific contexts where the leg press might be better than the back squat for the specific (and singular) goal of lower body hypertrophy (e.g. leg growth). Yet check the comments section.
People talking about squats being better for whole body strength (a completely different context, requiring a different 'best' answer), or ignoring the differences in mechanics (e.g. femur and torso length affect a lot) between people or a whole host of other things that completely missed the context of what I was talking about.
Said context being:
- Developing leg size (not necessarily leg strength and not full-body strength)
- Specific situations (e.g. usually mechanics related) where leg press is a better choice than back squats
For example, for trainees with certain body mechanics, often very long femurs or a long torso, back squatting for the legs tends to be an exercise in frustration. The low back gives out far before the legs and it becomes an ineffective exercise. Under that specific situation, taking the low back out of the picture with a leg press movement works better.
But, as predicted, since it was a topic where people tend to have absolutist, non-context dependent views (which usually project what works for them personally, with no recognition that they don't represent the entirety of humanity), any suggestion of a context specific answer was met with absolutist responses. Because these people know that squats are good and leg presses are bad. The context is irrelevant to them, it's just that simple. It's also wrong.
Summing Up
If someone told you that "A Jeep Wrangler is the best car to buy." without considering the context of the specific situation, you'd think they were an idiot. And they would be. Yet most seem to have no trouble making similarly absolute statements, with no consideration of the context, in the arena of training and nutrition.
I often annoy individuals who ask me questions because most of the time my answer is "It depends." There are a handful of exceptions but, for the most part, I can't give a good answer to a question without knowing the specifics, without knowing the context. When you read articles on this site, you might notice that I tend to spend a lot of time looking at pros and cons of different things.
As well, folks will often get confused when two of my recommendations may seem to contradict one another. What they are missing is that what I might suggest in one specific context won't apply in a different specific context. And what I would tend to suggest in that second specific context may not apply to the first. There is no contradiction, simply different suggestions based on the context of the recommendation being sought.
A good example of this recently came up on the forum. Someone was confused about my differing recommendations regarding stacking ephedrine with tyrosine. Because in one context (general dieting), this can be a good combination. But in another (specifically the protocols outlined in the Stubborn Fat Solution protocols), I say not to do take the combination. No contradiction, just context-specific recommendations.
Because what might be perfect for a given situation could be the absolute worst choice for another situation. Whenever someone starts speaking in absolutes, it's clear that they aren't thinking about the situation, they've ignored the context. In their mind, there's only one answer (usually what works for them or whatever propaganda they've absorbed to the point of repeating it without thought) and the context be damned.
Unfortunately, things are never that simple.
Questions such as:
How many carbohydrates do you need?
Should you use a small, moderate or large dietary deficit?
Is Rapid Fat Loss right for you?
and many others are all questions that are context dependent. And the 'right' answer depends on that context, the situation, and the person in question.
Is the person large or small, insulin sensitive or not, doing a lot of training or very little, whats' the intensity of that training, what are their goals, how much time do they have to train, can they change their training schedule to fit a specific diet, what genetic issues might there be, individual preferences are all specifics that affect what might or might not be the best.
But even if you find an answer for that one given situation, it's critical to realize that it still isn't the best answer in absolute terms.
It's only best in that context.
So if there's a point to this article, it's this: when you see someone proclaiming that something is best, or worst or ideal or not, it's important to consider the context of the situation. Both theirs and yours. Because it's entirely possible that they've found the right solution for their context. But that doesn't mean it's the best solution for yours.
I'd finish by saying that trying to force-fit a solution that is perfectly appropriate for one context into a context where it doesn't fit is usually a recipe for disaster. It becomes what I call a round-peg, square-hole problem; you're trying to make something fit that simply doesn't fit that context (it would be like the soccer mom trying to make the sports car work for her situation, I guess the kids go in the trunk).
One example is my own Ultimate Diet 2.0. It's an involved cyclical diet and certain things with regards to training and diet have to be done at certain times for it to work. Basically it requires certain scheduling in terms of when you can train and what kind of training you have to do on certain days. What often happens is that people with no control over their training (e.g. college athletes who have to train on the schedule set by their coach) want to do it. And I tell them to pick something else. Without the ability to control their training to the degree required by UD2, it can't be worked. It's the wrong choice for that context and I'll generally point them to the Fat Loss for Athletes series on the site.
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook is another example. It too has certain requirements regarding training and what should or even can be done with training needing to be cut back to extremely minimal levels. People unable to cut back training ot the degree required by the book (by choice or requirements) do poorly on it. It's the wrong choice for their specific context and they have to do something else.
Similar Posts:
- Does the Training Determine the Diet or the Diet Determing the Training?
- Moving to Morning Training – Q&A
- Do Sprints Interfere with Muscle Growth – Q&A
- Dieting and Surgery – Q&A
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The Health Benefits of Coconut OilThe most recent breakthrough on understanding the health benefits comes from Dr. Mary Newport's work on Alzheimer's in her husband. She identified organic coconut oil as an excellent source of fuel which can increase brain functions.
Heaven and EarthFor quite some time I'd been wondering about certain passages of Scripture which didn't seem to make sense. And the Lord revealed an understanding that led to a bible study I call The Earth Dwellers.
Move It!Too much sitting is not just bad for your backIt's well known that excessive sitting aggravates low back conditions and destabilizes your lumbar spine making you prone to back injury, but recent research links it to life threatening health issues.
Sorry, No Magic PillYou're not going find the secret to health and vitality in some magic potion derived from the exoskeleton of a prehistoric crustacean found in a deep ocean cavern or in some exotic berry harvested from the rain forest canopy of Bolivia.
Back PainMany patients that come to us do so for treatment of back pain. Low back pain being most common.
Neck PainAnother common complaint among our patients is neck pain. This is often associated with shoulder pain, arm pain, and pain between the shoulders.
Happy FeetAre your feet happy? I wrote an earlier article on Barefoot Running in which i touched on the downside of wearing shoes and of the running and walking style inherent in a shoe-wearing culture.
How to Your Back NEVERSlouch. Whether standing or sitting, slouching puts terrible stress on your neck and back.
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Island League: Nagasaki Saints to be dissolved
by Gen on Sep.30, 2010 @ 4:25 am, under Independent
The Island League (IL) held a board of directors meeting on Wednesday and officially decided that the Nagasaki Saints would be dissolved after the current season. Players on the Saints will be pooled into a draft that will take place on 10/13.
The Nagasaki Saints were the only team from Kyushu in the league. Now that they're gone, the league is not quite sure what to do about the full league name: the Shikoku Kyushu Island League.
The Mie Three Arrows also had an opportunity to talk about their application to the league at the meeting. The IL will hold another board of directors meeting on 10/13 to deliberate whether or not Mie should be allowed to join the league.
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"Love has not met a lost cause."
Keep Smiling!
"Love has not met a lost cause."
Keep Smiling!
Warmth, a touch, a hug, sunrise, smile, a wave, Saying Hello, a wink, a glance, a helping hand, train whistle, a toot! A bark, squirming, toes, being alone, fire in our hearts, Our Lord, a helping hand, a moment to listen to someone, talking to the lonely, holding the door for someone, a thank you, I love you, Sorry Please pardon me, back of the line, being stealth, a veteran, children, an old man, scars, wounds, Casting Crowns, Bee Gee's, an outstretch hand, scraped knee, not afraid, humility, understanding, Believing, Life, Doing the right thing, Family, friendship, prayer, Lighting Bugs! and
Just a sampling! Carry it with you always.
Keep Smiling!
It seems in today's world, those simple words maybe be lost, and may be gone in so many life situations. And, when one reflects on all the meanings of Love, one can see how integral it is in all parts of our life.
We see the lack of love every day manifested in road rage and in our political arena, but more importantly, in our own dialogue with others. Difference of opinions are no longer acceptable or tolerated, and discussions with compromise are virtually nonexistent. One's Selfishness and I know it all attitudes, becomes the answer and the end to the discussions.
We see hatred taking front and center in many situations attacking people's looks and physical handicaps. Why and how has it gotten to that point in our world today. Some blame it on the internet and obscurity it provides, which allows one to say what is really in their heart. The saying "what is in one's hearts are the words that come across our lips." It's that person in their pajamas in the basement of their own house or their parent's house, and also "in the name of comedy." Oh yes, freedom of speech.
" Whatever you did for one of these least of my brothers of mine, you did for me." (Mt 25:40). We've heard this quote quite often as it pertains to the poor and the homeless. We all have driven by the hungry begging for food, or one standing out in the cold and wondering should we have stopped? Do they really need help or are they just looking for handouts? Sometimes we drive by for no known reason, or not even thinking or seeing them. Sometimes we don't want to go near them for "fear" of what we may get. So how do we change this, and again, why do we think that way? Lack of Love!
One easy answer is the person who lost everything and landed on the streets. He is the one forced to beg to eat; to survive. He has no place to clean up and no money in his pockets for anything. Yes, and they cannot go home for a variety of reasons for which we should not judge. But, by the grace of God and reasons unknown, some were chosen or helped and blessed, to be able pull up his boot straps and climb back; never to forget the one's still out there trying to get out. The focus of me, money, success and "my needs" blinds one eyes to the others around us. Again, this can be some of the reasons for the hatred in our discussions and dialogue. Does any of this apply to you? Yes, is the probable answer for most everyone, and for me sometimes.
I would offer up to you to make time, even 5-10 minutes a day, and talk to the Lord. He doesn't ask. He waits for us to start the dialogue. It's hard to start, finding the words and not knowing if it will make a difference. Speak with the love in your heart and then be quiet and listen. Be patient, and your life will change. Peace and happiness will find a home in you. The thirst will be overwhelming. And with these changes, hopefully 5-10 minutes is not enough time.
Years can be shorter than days! Just start and trust. Let the love grow in your heart and be sure to share it!
Keep Smiling!
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Find a Way!
Be a Blessing for someone today in your life.
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Questions and Love
What comes from thanksgiving and blessings? What about the healing power of love and mercy? And yes, how does this apply to me?
Have I wronged a friend or treated someone unfairly? Been Disrespectful? Have I failed to show compassion and mercy because I was so full of pride? So full of me! Was I unkind to a family member, a neighbor or a work associate? Am I always thinking of myself and totally not seeing others? And I different now than I used to be? I wonder; do people see me differently?
Probably yes to most of these questions, and possibly to all of them. I cannot see the change, but I sense from my friends that they are starting to distance themselves, and others, well; they are pretending to be my friend.
"A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born to adversity."
…………………………………………………………………….Proverb 17:17
How can I change? Yes, you and I need to make changes. It starts with a hello, a wave, not turning one's back on another, the famous "pretending" not to see someone, giving a ear to listen to someone who may not have another person in their life today to talk too, a smile of warmth, holding a door with a smile, "Pardon me or please forgive me" instead of I am sorry. Hugh difference when you ask them to make the decision.
The most important change for you and I is a silent prayer to God thanking Him for all our blessings and telling Him you love Him. Yes, tell Him you love Him and ask for His strength and mercy we so need. You should always pray and ask for God's mercy, as you should show mercy to those you love. You cannot ask for more than mercy from those who care for you; as a merciful person will share in your misfortune and suffering, and do whatever it takes to help you. And yes, this is what God's mercy is for us.
For whatever reason, if a prayer is not possible right now, God would love just to hear your own words. Make it your own words and feelings your prayer to Him. Just open up and tell Him. Don't hold back. Just talk from the heart!
Express your love to Him and ask Him to share it with all those in, as well as those, not in your life today.
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If you love "old Tokyo" then you will love this Showa Japan Shibamata Tokyo Senbei Store Model. Based on the kind of family store you can still find in Shibamata, an area in Katsushika, east Tokyo, and in the "Tora-san" movies series, this is a nostalgic replica of a traditional neighborhood rice cracker (senbei) shop.
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Stability and Robustness Properties of Universal Adaptive Controllers for First Order Linear Systems (1987)
The question: What is an adaptive controller? is as old as the word adaptive control itself. In this paper we will adopt a pragmatic viewpoint which identifies adaptive controllers with nonlinear feedback controllers, designed for classes (families) of linear systems. In contrast to classical linear feedback controllers which are designed for individual systems, these non-linear controllers are required to achieve a specific design objective (such as e.g. stability, tracking or decoupling) for a whole prescribed family of linear systems.


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The Bytham Kitchen is a home based business. Everything you can see in The Pantry has been prepared, cooked, jarred and labelled in my tiny kitchen in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
My name is Andy Heaps. After 23 successful years teaching in Secondary schools, I took the decision to leave the profession to focus on my passion for food.
Over the last six years I haven't had time to look back, as my business has gone from strength to strength.
The Bytham Kitchen was inspired by my move from the city to the countryside. My products are both traditional, as well as unusual and exciting. From my Great Taste award-winning Carrot, Ginger & Garlic Chutney, piquant and tempting Spicy Apple and Walnut Chutney, moreish Caramelised Red Onion Chutney, explosive Hot Pineapple Chilli Relish or the extremely popular Seville Orange Marmalade, you are sure to find something to tempt your tastebuds.
You can find my preserves in local independent retail outlets (all described on the Retail partners page here), or visit me at one of the many events I attend throughout the year, where you can also taste them and ask me any questions you may have.
I would be delighted to meet you!


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As expected, I've had another traumatic hospital experience that's prompted me to write this blog post. I wish that I wrote my best blog posts during times when I'm on the upswing in my faith and filled with overwhelming hope and good news; but if I've learned anything over the last four years as a quadriplegic, the hardest times have been the most fruitful times in terms of my spiritual growth.
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Apart from God, I Have No Good Thing
For the last few months, I have been fighting to believe that God is good at all times. I am facing a drastic change in my living situation. I will still be in a facility but it might be a different facility and it will definitely mean living in a double room with someone I do not know. These changes terrify me.
The Beauty of Affliction
We all have a journey. I've been fighting mine as a paralyzed person because it's felt so hard. I've been trying to tell God, this is too much for me. I kept thinking that he would make it easier because of my diligent prayers and the prayers of so many others in my life. And yet in many ways things just got harder. There were more visits to the ICU and more physical pain. There was more emotional turmoil and a deep depression. And I just couldn't understand why he was allowing these things to occur.
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. — Psalm 119: 71
Suffering and affliction can bring about a desperation for God. I've learned things when I've suffered that I never would've learned when things were going along nicely. It's my most painful moments that make me desperate to hold on to Jesus and believe his words. I want to know him in a way I've never wanted to before. I thirst for a close relationship with him. When I feel the worst inside, I think about him grasping onto my arm as if I were hanging off the side of a cliff. It gives me comfort and peace.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. — John 16:33
There was a time in my life when I knew the truth about God but chose not to live according to it. I drank too much and got into dangerous relationships. Nothing could fill my empty soul. I finally reached out to a support group and was able to get sober for almost 3 years. That's when I began to reach out to God once again and sought the fellowship of Christians in a bible-based church. And if you know my story, you know that I fasted one day, fainted in my kitchen, and woke up paralyzed.
I have often questioned why this happened to me when I was on my road to recovery. My road to reconnect with God and people. Why such a tragedy? Why now? It seems like when I was on my way to getting my life fixed, it suddenly became broken. Snapped like the C4 vertebrae in my neck. In a split second – the blink of an eye – everything changed.
I have contemplated this idea of my life being broken during my "upswing" for a little over two years. I have come to this conclusion: Is my life really broken? Or am I being healed?
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. — Psalm 119:67-68
True Healing
Since I became a quadriplegic in August 2013, I've spent most of my time thinking of this whole ordeal as a negative event. We all have difficult or catastrophic events in our lives, and becoming paralyzed from the shoulders down was my catastrophic event. Losing the things I thought made up my identity—my home, my job, my physical appearance, all of my material possessions—was an adjustment I was not prepared to face. And learning to live life in a facility with 24 hour dependence on others was frustrating, degrading at times, and very discouraging.
Being completely overwhelmed and confused about why this happened I diligently searched in my Bible, prayed, and asked for input from other trusted Christians. No light bulb went off during the first year. In fact, I had some devastating things happen during that time and found myself asking God, what good is all of this? I was bitter and filled with rage much of the time. I was angry at God and angry at people.
Amazingly enough, over the last few weeks I feel like I've gained some positive perspective on my quadriplegia. Don't get me wrong—I haven't had a day yet when I felt happy about my current life circumstances. There are days when I just want to give up and wish I could disappear from this earth. In all honesty, I think there will be many more days like that ahead. And yet as much as I want to fight putting the next statement on paper (and saying it out loud) I'm going to do it anyway: something inside of me is pushing me to believe this is not a bad thing at all. This seemingly "negative" life change could actually be a good and perfect gift.
Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. — James 1:17 (NLT)
When I get weary of living this way, I sometimes think of Paul. Although I don't dare compare my circumstances to Paul as he went through life-threatening events almost daily, I do know the Lord chose not to take away his thorn (whatever it was) so his power could be revealed.
Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness."… For when I am weak, then I am strong. — 2 Corinthians 12:8-9, and v. 10 (NLT)
I talked with a dear friend of almost 30 years, who I consider to be a spiritual mentor, about healing. She taught me that healing comes to us in different ways. It's not always physical healing that we need. I realized when I was able-bodied I looked for self-worth through things of this world and I never felt at peace or complete. Now that I have none of these worldly things I am completely reliant on God for my peace and sense of completeness. This has been and continues to be a soul healing process and it has only come to me as a result of my accident.
I have quoted this passage in several of my posts and will do it again…
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. — Romans 8:28 (NLT)


text: The Church: God's Army Daily Devotional for August 1st And Jesus said unto him thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 A great part of this world has been taken over by our adversary the devil. However, he … Continue reading The Church: God's Army – Daily Devotion for Tuesday August 1st 2017


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On Thursday, AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) announced their plans to shutter Winamp, a once-popular media player for Windows and Android users. Now it seems that the company may have had a change of heart. There are now reports that AOL might just sell the software to Windows.
Winamp purchase confirmation not received from Microsoft
Techcrunch was the first to report this. We also have yet to receive confirmation from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) or AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), the latter of which first acquired Winamp fourteen years ago from Nullsoft. This deal might also include Shoutcast internet radio, which was also purchased from Nullsoft.
Ingrid Lunden for TechCrunch further elaborated, "As an owner, AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has never given much of a strong direction to the products, at a time when other digital music companies have been building up audiences and evolving technologies (although, as we pointed out earlier this week when writing about Radio layoffs, the digital music business is tough). It has already shuttered and sold off other music assets as part of a bigger strategic shift to focus resources as a web publisher (it owns TechCrunch, Engadget, Huffington Post and a number of other bloggy properties), and as a rich-media advertising network operator across those and third-party sites, with an increasing focus on ad-tech to improve how those ads are delivered and measured."
Microsoft struggling in digital music market
On a similar note, Microsoft has also struggled in the digital music market. The company just shuttered Zune Marketplace as their media players couldn't hold a candle to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s line of iPods. Now the company is keeping their focus on Xbox Music which offers in-demand music much like Spotify. The real question is how would Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) use Winamp or Shoutcast? It's possible that the radio service could be utilized to enhance Xbox Music, which would give it a boost in terms of competition. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched a Pandora-like radio service months ago which so far has been a success.


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We had a fabulous time on our trip to New Orleans and Vicksburg. Here is the story of our trip in photographs:
I'm back to work in every way this week. Be sure to look for Paramour in the upcoming Enchanted Lover paranormal boxed set! You can pre-order your copy now at:
Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Smashwords
In other news, I just typed 'The End' on another Maggie story and will be revising and adding to it in the coming weeks. I have an idea for a new series (fired by our trip down the Mississippi) that I'll be fleshing out, and some edits coming from Kensington/Lyrical.
So yeah, I'm ready to hunker down and get to work.
How about you? What are you up to now that they days are getting cooler and the nights growing longer?


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Crafting is fun for all ages and interests. This blog evolved from researching resources for friends and articles I write as a freelance writer. It is a place to share the information I discovered. Please feel free to leave comments and questions. I am always looking at new projects ideas for family and friends in areas of my own abilities and theirs. As a notice to my readers this blog does contain Amazon links and Google Adsense.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Dachshund Witch
I recently discovered a fellow dog blogger is relocating and I wanted to send her a fun house warming gift. Every Christmas she writes about the Dachshunds revolting against the Snowmen invasion, so I thought it was time to even the field. It was time to have some of their own holiday decorations.
I decided to start with a Halloween themed Dachshund. During a recent Annie's sale I purchased Terri Crews' Dachshund's pattern found here. I reworked a free Barbie witch hat pattern found here to give the Dachshund his holiday costume.
I didn't get quite the expression and shape I wanted out of this pattern, so I am continuing to explore different ami Dachshund patterns, even combining some to get the best effect possible.
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The Quabbin Resevoir is a man-made body of water located in Central Massachusetts. This reservoir was created in 1938 by damming the Swift River and flooding four towns: Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.
Back in the early 1920's the people from Boston, Massachusetts did not have their own water supply to satisfy their growing needs. Thirsty Bostonians looked westward to the Swift River and the topographic design of the Pioneer valley and figured it would be a perfect fit for a reservoir. Through a series of buyouts the four towns that inhabited this area were bought and the inhabitants were forced to move. The entire landscape was torn up and recreated. Houses had to be torn down, factories demolished, millions of acres of trees were cut, and even bodies from cemeteries had to be dug up (except for some Native Americans) and moved to a new location in the near by town of Ware, MA. The actual flooding of the valley occurred in August of 1939 and in 1946 the reservoir was filled to capacity. To this day it is one beautiful sight in any season. During the Summer the water glistens, Fall brings the marvelous New England colorful foliage, and Winter in its silent white beauty descends on the area. This reservoir in the middle of Massachusetts, allows biking along its paths, hiking its countless trails, and even in the Northern section fishing is allowed in the summer. This is certainly a place for hikers, bikers and other weekend explorers. If one looks carefully, in the woods, there are countless cellar holes, stone walls, and abandoned roads reminiscent of a time past. While fishing, if one happens to look down into the water, on a sunny day, the remnants of old buildings and foundations can be seen at the bottom. This sort of eerie adventure brings many to this location during all seasons.
All fishing must be done in the Northern Quabbin, you must have a valid fishing license, and must pay a fee before using any boat.(Kayaks an Canoes not allowed)
For a list of fishing regulations visit Massachusetts DEM Quabbin Fishing Guide
It is difficult to predict where wildlife can be seen on any given day. Since Quabbin is not a zoo, the animals are wild and roam at will. There is always something to see at Quabbin, it might just not be what you might be expecting. Many animals are active at dawn or dusk, so your chances of seeing some species are better at these times. The type of animals you are searching for will influence the habitat type you should visit. Two precautionary notes:
The following is a list of known animal species in the Quabbin area:
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How to play well on any team: 9 collaboration tips
Working with other people is central to the fabric of business. As Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple, said "Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people."
So whether you're organising an industry event or manufacturing the world's most socially advanced robot, you rely on co-operation with others – their skills, their knowledge, their time – to get the job done. And because we work more and more across international borders, being able to adapt to different working styles, cultures and platforms is at the heart of good collaboration.
Collaboration means being able to communicate and work with people from all types of background. Building strong relationships and networks is key to delivering better outcomes. It means being flexible and accommodating in your style, especially in how you communicate – both in person and using technology.
As technology advances and social norms shift, the need for people with excellent collaboration skills is becoming greater for businesses and employers. Here are 9 tips that will help set you up for success.
Too many projects suffer from a lack of direction and focus. Discuss these points up-front and make sure everyone's on the same page.
It's hard to collaborate in a group discussion where one person dominates. That's why it's important to be inclusive, practice your listening skills, have confidence and believe in what you have to share.
How do your fellow team members do their best thinking – in silence or out loud? Are they productive in a free-flowing environment or would they feel more comfortable with a methodical process? Give everyone a chance to play to their strengths.
In the age of email and instant messaging, it's all too easy to forget that we are working with real people. Amazing things can happen when we step away from our screens and speak with people – try it and see.
The classic brainstorm (getting people in the same room to talk about ideas) is often criticised for failing to produce results. So why not try virtual brainstorming? Using these focused, online, written forums, it's proven that people tend to generate a higher quality and quantity of ideas (and satisfaction with these ideas) versus traditional brainstorming sessions.
Short-term contracts mean you may regularly find yourself working with new people – where it'll be important to build rapport with others quickly. Sharing anecdotes and personal stories, finding common ground and showing empathy for each other are excellent ways to help you build trust and understanding.
Did you know that direct eye contact is a sign of respectfulness in the UK but, in China, it's considered rude? Body language, authority and decision-making are just some of the things that can differ around the world and cause offence if not understood. If you're going to be working with others from a different culture, do your research so you're not taken by surprise.
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No matter how awesome your personal brand is, one reality refuses to give way: People prefer to work with people they know, like and trust. So deliver great work, treat people well and give them every reason to recruit you for their team next time around.
Whatever your previous experiences and feelings about working with others, it will be a central skill for your future career. So put these insights into practice and your ability to play well on any team will set you apart and take you far.


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The schedule allows instructors to post items in a calendar format. To enable the Schedule tool, go to Site Info >> Edit Tools >> check "Schedule" and click on Continue at the bottom. Then, click on Finish.
The calendar has day, week, month, year and flat list views.
A class schedule will contain events that pertain to only the class. A user's Dashboard calendar will contain all events listed in all classes a user has joined, as well as personal events and activities the user inserts himself. Schedules can be printed as PDF documents.
Create a New Event
- Enter the Schedule area by clicking on Schedule in the left menu bar.
- Click on the Add button (at the top of the window).
- In the dialog box, give your activity a title and description (if desired). From the pop-down menus, choose a Date, Start Time, and either Duration or End Time. Insert a message if desired (it's optional). If the activity/event occurs more than once, click on the Frequency button and make appropriate choices for frequency. If desired, fill in the Location box for the activity.
- Choose Item type from the pop-down menu. Types include, but are not limited to: activity, class section, deadline, exam, special event, and more!
If you'd like to add an attachment to the activity, click on the Add attachment box (see section on adding attachments for instructions).
- When all is completed, click the Save Event button to add the activity/event.
The calendar will appear with the new event on it.
View Earlier/Later Times
By default, the calendar shows events between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. To view events scheduled at other times, click on the Earlier link at the top of the calendar to see Midnight to 9:59 a.m., and the Later link at the bottom of the calendar to view events from 2 p.m. to Midnight.
Calendar Fields
Calendar fields are the categories that you fill in for the calendar. Default fields include title, date, time, frequency, and item type. You can also add custom fields to your calendar. For example, you might want a field for specifying what items students should bring to an event, or any other field you'd like to add. Any fields you add will appear in the details for all of your calendar's items.
Add calendar field
- From the calendar view or from any schedule item view, click on the Fields button. In the Field name: box, type in a name and click the Create Field button.
- You can add as many fields as you like. When you're done adding fields, click the Save Field Changes button to add fields or the Cancel button to exit without making any changes.
- The new fields will now appear in all schedule events. Any events that were created before any new fields were defined will have those fields empty.
Delete a Calendar Field
- From the calendar view or from any schedule item view, click on the Fields button.
In the Field Name list, click to place a check mark next to the name of the field(s) you want to delete. (Notice that you can't delete original fields.)
- Click the Save Field Changes button at the bottom of the page to delete the field(s) or the Cancel button to exit without making any changes.
Edit an Event
- From the calendar view, click on a posted activity to display that activity/event. Click on the Revise button under the event listing. The same dialog box you saw when you created the event appears. Make any desired changes.
- Just above the Save Event/Cancel buttons at the bottom of the page, there is a drop-down box for you to choose if you want to modify all occurrences of the activity, or only this occurrence. Select your choice.
- Click the Save Event button to change the activity or the Cancel button to exit without making any changes.
Delete an Event
- From the calendar view, click on a posted activity to display that activity/event
- Click on the Delete button. You will be asked Are you sure you want to delete this item?
- Click the Delete button to delete the activity or the Cancel button to exit without deleting the activity.
Merging Schedules
If you have access to more than one worksite, you can merge their calendars. To do so:
- From the calendar view or from any schedule item view, click on Merge.
- Check the box(es) next to the calendar(s) you would like to merge with the calendar of the site you have open.
- Click on Save to merge the calendars into this site. Click Cancel to abort the merge.
Be careful using the merge feature. Think carefully before using or you'll end up with too many events on your calendar. If you don't like your merge results, return to the Merge feature in Schedule and click off the Show Schedule box.
Printing Schedules
You can print an Adobe PDF file of any view of a schedule by clicking the Printable Version link at the top of the calendar. Whatever view that is current (day, month, year, etc.) is the view that will be created as a PDF. This is a one-page deal … if you want to print all twelve months, one month per page, you need to do it one page at a time.
When you click on the Printable Version link, what happens depends upon how your browser is set to handle PDFs. In some cases, Adobe Acrobat Reader will launch and the schedule will open up. If your browser is set to have PDFs saved to the desktop, apparently nothing will happen, but if you look on your desktop, you should see a new PDF document entitled Schedule.pdf. When you open that up, it is your schedule.