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If you're looking to join a welcoming and supportive online community of donors and donor-conceived adults then the DCR's secret Facebook group might be just what you're after.
The DCR Facebook group is an easily accessible but private group that will enable you to discuss topics surrounding donor conception – something you might not otherwise have the opportunity to do with your family and friends. By joining it, members have reported that they've connected with some amazing people who've supported them with various personal issues connected to either being donor conceived or being a donor. In this safe space, firm friendships have also been forged.
What is it?
This steadily growing secret Facebook group is for registered members of the DCR. That means it's for anyone who donated eggs, sperm and embryos before August 1991 and for anyone born following fertility treatment with donated gametes and embryos before December 1992. At the moment the Facebook group has about 55 members.
The Facebook group is only for DCR registrants – DCR and National Gamete Donation Trust (NGDT) staff do not have access to the group and are unable to see what's posted on its pages.
How can I join?
Once you've signed up to the DCR and have decided that you'd like to join the Facebook group then email firstname.lastname@example.com with the email address used for your Facebook account. That email address will then be passed on to an admin member of the DCR Facebook team who'll add you to the group.
Will I feel safe and secure when I join the Facebook group?
Understandably you might have some initial concerns about joining an unknown online community. Its members are keen to allay your fears. Here's what they have to say and would like you to know about the group:
'For many there are few people who truly understand what it is like to be a donor conceived adult or indeed a donor. This group provides a welcoming safe and secure environment to meet each other and speak about topics with others in a similar situation. There are clearly set rules and etiquette with the sole aim of providing a safe and secure environment.' Emma
Mollie: '…knowing that only people in my situation are on it helps because there should then be way less judgement.'
What do current active Facebook members say more generally about the DCR group?
Current DCR Facebook group users have found the group beneficial for all sorts of reasons:
Christine: 'It's an ideal place to ask DC related questions and get answers from people who understand the significance of what you are saying. No pressure is put on anyone to post anything, or join in with any discussion threads and members can contribute as much or as little of themselves as they wish.'
Mollie: 'Information can be shared about the DCR easily and other knowledge about donor conception, as well as having a great place to talk about any issues.'
Emma: 'A group of people with whom you have something uniquely in common. It is an easily accessible, always on hand network and link to others. A place where you can ask questions, share articles, thoughts and experiences of all things related to donor conception.'
What if there's something about the Facebook group I think could be improved or something I'd like to change?
So far, the feedback from members about the group has been positive but the DCR Facebook admin team welcomes any comments or suggestions you may have about improvements and changes to the DCR Facebook group. If you do have anything you'd like to tell them then contact the Facebook admin team directly through the group's page itself.
Register your interest in joining the DCR secret Facebook group today by emailing the email address associated with your Facebook account to: email@example.com.
Thank you to the members of the DCR Facebook group who've kindly taken the time to share their thoughts and experiences for this blog.

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Knoxville Update: 'All Liberals Should Be Killed'
An update on the Knoxville shooting rampage, from the Knoxville News:
Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell home of a man who said he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country," court records show.
Knoxville police Sunday evening searched the Levy Drive home of Jim David Adkisson after he allegedly entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and killed two people and wounded six others during the presentation of a children's musical.
Knoxville Police Department Officer Steve Still requested the search warrant after interviewing Adkisson. who was subdued by several church members after firing three rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun into the congregation.
Adkisson targeted the church, Still wrote in the document obtained by WBIR-TV, Channel 10, "because of its liberal teachings and his belief that all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country, and that he felt that the Democrats had tied his country's hands in the war on terror and they had ruined every institution in America with the aid of media outlets."
Adkisson told Still that "he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement that he would then target those that had voted them in to office."
And on his reading list?
Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.
Gee, I wonder how long it will be before these guys trot out Michelle Malkin's defense when Chad Castagana sent out his hoax-anthrax letters: "Hey, I have no idea why a crazy guy would want to hurt liberals."
[Via fiveforanonymous at DKos; h/t to Marcy.]


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UKBlues Awards
The UKBlues Awards have been created by UKBlues to give the blues community in the UK the opportunity to recognise and applaud those involved with the blues in the UK in all spheres and at all levels.
Many people have expressed the opinion that the UKBlues Federation is the ideal body to undertake the organising, running and overseeing of an annual awards process.
Particularly so given that it is an Affiliate of the Blues Foundation and an Active Member of the European Blues Union as well as the organiser of the annual UKBlues Challenge.
Both the European Blues Union and The Blues Foundation are supporting and endorsing these Awards.
The UKBlues Federation is disappointed to have to announce that the 2019 FORM UKBlues Awards will not now take place. The reasons for this are two-fold.
Over a period of more than two months, we have been seeking to finalise a hire contract with Preston Guild Hall (PGH). After a number of redrafts, the final document supplied by PGH still contained a number of errors but, more significantly, sought to impose upon the UKBlues Federation and its Board members liabilities that went far wider than common law and against which we were not reasonably able to obtain insurance protection. Having sought a legal review which broadly confirmed our concerns, we had no option but to cancel the proposed hire of PGH for the Awards event on Saturday 27th April 2019.
We have worked hard to try to source a suitable alternative venue which is both available and feasible but these efforts have proved unsuccessful .
In order to identify the five finalists in the various Award categories, we issued an invitation to a panel numbering more than 750 people drawn from across the blues spectrum in the UK to submit their nominations in 12 of the 20 award categories. The response to this invitation has, frankly, been pitiful and of such a disappointingly low level that we are not in a position to put forward credible finalists in these categories.
By the closing date of the nomination period – 23.59 on the 14th January 2019 – less than 13% of those invited had submitted nominations!
In the regional categories, response rates ranged from a single nomination to a maximum just under 13%, whilst categories such as Under the Radar, Innovation and Lifetime Contribution were similarly abysmally supported with single figure numbers of nominations.
By contrast, the Club/Venue category, the only one open to the blues public at large, attracted over 200 nominations for some 24 different venues!
The UKBF is deeply saddened by having to take this action which we have only done after considerable discussion and thought, a considerable amount of work trying to find ways to avoid doing so and with very heavy hearts. We set out to create an Awards which had integrity and were open and honest and we believe that our action in cancelling this year's Awards reflects those values.
It is difficult to put in words what message this sends out about the blues scene in the UK. Of course it means that the blues in the UK will not have a credible awards for 2019, a year in which we had hoped to build on the great success of the inaugural awards and the support that we thought had been engendered thereby.
Perhaps more significantly, it means that direct and indirect sponsorship to a value in excess of £16,000 raised through a great deal of hard work by members of the Federation's Board and the generosity of the sponsors has been lost.
Whilst some of this money would have been used to cover the costs of the Awards event, a large proportion would have been used to provide much needed financial support to the Federation's other activities including providing funding to support the UK's representative at the International and European Blues Challenges and various other initiatives including those supporting and encouraging young and emerging artists.
In this respect we would like to thank most sincerely all those who agreed to provide sponsorship for the Awards:
FORM Fit Out, Blues in Britain, the Lancashire Blues Archive, Digital Blues, Blues in the South, The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Blues Matters!, John Cee Stannard, the New Crawdaddy Blues Club. EarlyBlues.com, Raven & Blues, Colourblind Blues Show, Bluefunk Club, Poynton, Lesley & Terry Marshall, The Meeting Room, Elland, Jason Elliott & Paddy Maguire, Big House Blues Bar, Darwen, Red Pepper Promotions, Edinburgh Blues Club, Mid Wales R&B Club, Blues at Woodlands and Upton Blues Festival.
The support and generosity of these individuals and organisations is greatly appreciated.
Looking forward, we plan to have a UKBlues Awards in place for 2020 but with a significantly different nomination process which we hope will be supported to a far greater extent than has been the case in 2019.
Full details here: www.ukbluesawards.com


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It's National Serger Month! I'm excited because I LOVE MY SERGER!! However, this hasn't always been the case. Before working with Baby Lock, I worked with a different brand and had a bit of a love/hate relationship with my serger. OK, that's not completely honest… it was a hate/hate relationship! I was never really able to thread it consistently and use it to its full potential, so it basically just sat around and collected dust.
Once I switched to Baby Lock, my serger sat in the box for months. I was terrified!! Finally, my mom came over and said, "We are threading this!" She is quite the serger expert and not intimidated by any machine. We threaded it together and had so much fun exploring all of the different stitches and I was absolutely astounded by how easy it was to use! I was instantly inspired and it wasn't long before I started using it every day, teaching and singing the praises of Baby Lock sergers far and wide! As it turns out, I really didn't understand the composition of serger stitches, the "hows and whys" of all of the threads, levers and dials. Learning to read the Quick Reference Card that comes with Baby Lock Sergers helped me to understand the machine and its stitches fully – that is what I love teaching.
In honor of National Serger Month, I have a fun, quick project to share with you. You can create it using scraps of fabric, your serger and one of my very favorite feet, the Cording Foot! It is so hard to find the perfect cord to match projects, but quick and easy to create on the serger. The Cording Foot has a groove on the underside for the cord to ride in as the machine finishes the edges of the covered cord. Try it once and you will be adding cording to everything! We are working with bias fabric because we will turn a corner with the cord. If you are sewing curves or a corner, bias cut is a must.
What you will need:
4 spools of good quality serger thread – I prefer Madeira
Serger with Overlock Stitch
Cording Foot
(2) 8" x 9" pieces of coordinating fabric
(1) 8" x 9" piece fusible batting
40" cording 5/32" diameter
35" continuous bias fabric 2" wide
Fuse batting to wrong side of exterior fabric piece.
Thread serger for 4 thread overlock. Set length to 2.5 and width to 6.0.
Attach Cording Foot.
Center cording down center of wrong side of bias strip. Leaving a 5" tail of exposed cord, carefully fold bias strip over cording matching long raw edges and tucking cord into fold.
Place covered cord under foot of serger so that raw edges meet the blade and cord is under groove in presser foot.
Stitch down length of covered cord. The machine will be trimming off some excess fabric.
Adjust stitch width to 6.5. *Tip: This step will ensure that all stitches used to create cord are covered once cord is attached and result in a nice, tight cord.
Place exterior piece of fabric right side up and position sewn cord on corner of one 8" edge, leaving a tail of cord above the corner for the machine to "grab" as you begin stitching. The sewn side of the cord should be even with the raw edge of the fabric.
Place under cording foot and attach cord to 8" edge of exterior piece.
When you get close to the corner, trim seam allowance of cord at a 45 degree angle, turn cord around corner (away from serger blade!!) and sew straight off the edge of the fabric.
Rotate fabric, position cord along 9" edge of exterior fabric and place under cording foot. Serge cord to fabric repeating the same process at the corner.
Attach cord to second 8" edge of exterior piece and remove from machine.
Layer lining piece on top of corded exterior piece with right sides together.
Attach to (2) 8" sides and (1) 9" side using the cording foot.
Turn right sides out through un-sewn bottom edge and press.
With exterior side facing up, place on a flat surface.
Fold one short edge in toward center, then fold second short edge in toward center. *Tip: This step allows you to customize the size of your sunglasses case. If you wear narrow sunglasses, create a larger overlap. If you wear big shades, create a smaller overlap to accommodate the size of your glasses.
Serge across the bottom edge then turn right sides out and press.
Attach a button to the top of the project and you have an adorable new sunglasses case!


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Success with honour
Kilcoy State High School opened in 1963 and has grown steadily over the past five decades. Our school motto, "Success with honour" encapsulates our school values, expectation, achievement and success. Our vision "Expecting the best, achieving success" demonstrates that we have high expectations and envisage success from all members of our school community. Our framework for this success is P.E.P.A.R, prepared, engaged, performing, aspiring and responsible, this framework encompasses all that we do. At Kilcoy High, teachers build productive relationships to ensure constant student improvement and their best possible outcomes. Kilcoy State High School's data is very positive, indicating that we are performing very well in terms of achievement, behavioural outcomes, attendance and engagement.
Our students receive the benefits of:
community environment
safe and supportive school environment
high teacher to student ratio
breadth of subject choice
wide range of co-curricular activities
regular parent contact and opportunities for involvement
targeted support
clear pathways to university or vocational education and training
school-wide pedagogical framework.
High expectations are met through our focus on student learning outcomes, curriculum development, and pedagogy.
Kilcoy State High School's facilities have been extensively upgraded over the past few years. We enjoy strong community support and the benefits of well-established links with local organisations and employers. Our school will continue to grow and develop in the future; we are the gateway to our student's success.
Chris Dench.
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Instagram has become one of the most used applications in the past few years, owing to the changed interface and the ever-upgrading features. Read more
Mac Standing Strong Among Falling PC Shipments
The worldwide PC shipments were totalled at around 61.7 million in the first quarter of 2018, as reported by Gartner. According to the report, this was a 1.4 % decline from the first quarter of 2017. The PC market is facing a 14th consecutive decline from the second quarter of 2012. And while most PC manufacturers are facing disappointing sales, Apple's Mac and MacBook sales are pretty steady compared to the same quarter a year ago. Read more
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Mac Keyboard Shortcuts That You Must Know
I'm sure that most Mac users are aware that Command + C is Copy and Command + V is Paste, but there are a bunch of different useful shortcuts that a Mac user can benefit from. Mastering these few crucial Mac keyboard shortcuts will make using your Apple easier and efficient. Read more
Your Series 2 Apple Watch Might be Eligible for Free Repairs
If you're suddenly not able to switch on your Apple Watch 2, don't worry, because you might just get a free fix. Apple is now offering free repairs for 42mm Apple Watch Series 2 in case they either won't power on or have a swollen battery, including those that have their display popped loose due to the swollen battery. Read more
Apple's Next iPhone to be More Expensive than iPhone X?
If you think that the iPhone X is expensive, wait till you see the price tag of this year's iPhone. When Apple launched its flagship iPhone X priced at around $1000, it raised an inevitable question: Is it worth the money? While the iPhone X is not selling as well as expected, popular thought is that the technology used in the iPhone X will reduce in price eventually, like everything else, and that will enable Apple to give its customers a slightly less pricey device. Read more
Here's How You Can Check Which of Your Mac Apps Might Stop Working Soon
Apple recently released a warning for developers on macOS 10.13.4 that the future update will not run 32-bit apps 'without compromise' and 64-bit will be required for both app submission and app updates. Read more
Apple Works on Next Model While We Await the HomePod Launch
Although the HomePod has only been on sale for a little while, the sales have fallen well below expectation. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities claims that Apple is considering making a low-cost version of the HomePod to give the sales a much-needed boost. Kuo also predicted that while the market expects Apple to sell around 5 to 10 million HomePods, the number will probably be closer to 2 to 2.5 million, which is, well, disappointing to say the least.
An affordable and smaller HomePod could help increase sales in the short term. HomePod, according to Apple, is a powerful speaker and an intelligent home assistant adept at handling everyday tasks. So, Apple could possibly remove the Siri component and add a battery to make a portable version of the HomePod.
The reviews collectively agreed that the speaker is indeed incredibly impressive for the size and money, but is hardly the smartest one on the market. Amazon's Echo and Google's Home Speaker are significantly more capable when it comes to providing solutions and undertaking tasks.
This is probably because of the fact that Apple controls the personal data available to both itself and to any third party developer in contrast to Amazon's Alexa. Alexa opens us to any third party developer, while Google's Assistant has gobbled up as much data as possible to make it smart and capable.
Apple follows a very stringent privacy policy, which starts by saying that Apple believes that privacy should be a fundamental right. So, we're very glad that at least there's one company that is sitting on the extreme privacy end.
A survey result showed that privacy wasn't so high on the radar for an average customer during the HomePod launch. To them, the most visible issue was that their HomePod was dumber than its rivals. However, the increased publicity around the privacy controversies is changing that viewpoint.
Apple's HomePod retails for $349 (approx Rs. 23206) and is more expensive than Amazon and Google devices. Even though Apple markets the HomePods as a high-end speaker rather than a speaker with a digital assistant built in, the competitor companies offer cheaper devices.
The cheaper version of the HomePod will compete directly with these devices. Apple currently offers cheaper versions of its iPhones and iPad, the iPhone SE costs $349 (approx Rs. 23206), and the entry-level iPad retails for $329 (approx Rs. 21800) . These devices have been pretty popular for Apple.
Thus, we suspect that the cheaper version of the HomePod will still focus on the audio quality. Therefore, we can expect the device to be more expensive than the Google and Amazon devices, but cheaper than the current version of itself.
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If you're a Big Ten fan, then you've been looking forward to a certain Week 2 matchup all offseason: No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 8 Michigan State.
It's offense vs. defense, Marcus Mariota vs. Shilique Calhoun, unstoppable force vs. immovable object. There's a lot to be excited about, even on a national scale. Since 2005, only nine games have featured two top-10 teams duking it out this early. There's a reason "College GameDay" has decided to descend upon Eugene, Oregon, after all.
Can the underdog Spartans pull it off? Will Oregon's offense run rampant? Those answers won't come for another few days, so we decided to take a closer look at those other nine games. Historically, how have games of this magnitude gone down, how often does the underdog win -- and how often do these teams move on to success?
Take a look:
No. 5 Georgia at No. 8 Clemson -- Aug. 31, 2013
The favorite: Georgia by 2.5 points
The outcome: Clemson 38-35. This lived up to its hype of being a closely fought shootout. Clemson QB Tajh Boyd proved to be the difference-maker. He threw for three TDs, rushed for two more and totaled 312 yards.
End of season ranking (Clemson): No. 8 (11-2, 7-1 ACC). Beat Ohio State in Orange Bowl, 40-35.
End of season ranking (Georgia): unranked (8-5, 5-3 SEC). Lost to Nebraska in Gator Bowl, 24-19.
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 8 Michigan (Arlington, Texas) -- Sept. 1, 2012
The favorite: Alabama by 11
The outcome: Alabama 41-14. The Crimson Tide opened the game on a 31-0 run, and Michigan never really stood a chance. The Wolverines' first six possessions ended with four punts and two interceptions. They moved the ball 24 yards on those drives.
End of season ranking (Alabama): No. 1 (13-1, 7-1 SEC). Won the SEC championship and beat Notre Dame for the national championship, 42-14.
End of season ranking (Michigan): No. 24 (8-5, 6-2 Big Ten). Lost to South Carolina in Outback Bowl, 33-28.
No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 4 LSU (Arlington, Texas) -- Sept. 3, 2011
The favorite: Oregon by 3.5
The outcome: LSU 40-27. This was billed as a top defense (LSU was No. 12 in total D the year before) vs. a top offense. But the game came apart for the Ducks when De'Anthony Thomas fumbled on consecutive drives deep in his own territory. LSU scored touchdowns on both possessions.
End of season ranking (LSU): No. 2 (13-1, 8-0 SEC). Won the SEC championship but lost to Alabama in the national championship, 21-0.
End of season ranking (Oregon): No. 4 (12-2, 8-1 Pac-12). Won the Pac-12 championship and beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, 45-38.
No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech (Landover, Maryland) -- Sept. 3, 2010
The favorite: Boise State by 1.5
The outcome: Boise State 33-30. This one could've gone either way. With 1:47 left, Boise State QB Kellen Moore engineered a five-play, 56-yard touchdown drive to give the Broncos the advantage. Virginia Tech turned the ball over on downs on its next possession.
End of season ranking (Boise State): No. 9 (12-1, 7-1 WAC). Lone blemish was a 34-31 overtime loss to Nevada. Beat Utah in Maaco Bowl, 26-3.
End of season ranking (Virginia Tech): No. 16 (11-3, 8-0 ACC). Won ACC championship but lost to Stanford in Orange Bowl, 40-12.
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech (Atlanta) -- Sept. 5, 2009
The favorite: Alabama by 6.5
The outcome: Alabama 34-24. The Hokies led 17-16 after three quarters, but the fourth quarter was all Alabama. The Tide outscored Virginia Tech 18-7 in the final 15 minutes. A fumble on a kick return didn't help matters for Tech.
End of season ranking (Alabama): No. 1 (14-0, 8-0 SEC). Won the SEC championship and beat Texas in the national championship, 37-21.
End of season ranking (Virginia Tech): No. 10 (10-3, 6-2 ACC). Beat Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, 37-14.
No. 3 USC at No. 8 Ohio State -- Sept. 12, 2009
The favorite: USC by 6.5
The outcome: USC 18-15. With 7:29 left in the game, Matt Barkley drove the Trojans downfield for a touchdown and two-point conversion. They ate up 6:10 on the drive, and Ohio State responded with a turnover on downs.
End of season ranking (USC): No. 22 (9-4, 5-4 Pac-10). Beat Boston College in the Emerald Bowl, 24-13.
End of season ranking (Ohio State): No. 5 (11-2, 7-1 Big Ten). Won the Big Ten and defeated Oregon in the Rose Bowl, 26-17.
No. 9 Virginia Tech at No. 2 LSU -- Sept. 8, 2007
The favorite: LSU by 11
The outcome: LSU 48-7. LSU racked up 598 yards of offense, and this was a snoozer from the beginning. LSU found itself up 14-0 just 10 minutes into the game, and the Hokies converted just two third downs the entire game.
End of season ranking (LSU): No. 1 (12-2, 6-2 SEC). Won SEC championship and beat Ohio State in national championship, 38-24.
End of season ranking (Virginia Tech): No. 9 (11-3, 7-1 ACC). Won ACC championship but lost to Kansas in Orange Bowl, 24-21.
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 2 Texas -- Sept. 9, 2006
The favorite: Texas by 3
The outcome: Ohio State 24-7. It was the first regular-season No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in a decade, and the Buckeyes never trailed in this game. Troy Smith threw for 269 yards and two TDs, while the defense held Texas to less than 20 points for the first time in 21 games.
End of season ranking (Ohio State): No. 2 (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten). Won the Big Ten championship but lost to Florida in the national championship, 41-14.
End of season ranking (Texas): No. 13 (10-3, 6-2 Big 12). Beat Iowa in Alamo Bowl, 26-24.
No. 2 Texas at No. 4 Ohio State -- Sept. 10, 2005
The favorite: Texas by 1.5
The outcome: Texas 25-22. With 2:37 left in the game, Longhorns QB Vince Young found Limas Sweed for the go-ahead 24-yard TD. It was a back-and-forth affair; Texas jumped out to a 10-0 lead but the Buckeyes led at halftime 16-13.
End of season ranking (Texas): No. 1 (13-0, 8-0 Big 12). Won the Big 12 championship and beat USC in the national championship, 41-38.
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FULL TEXT: A Mrs. Pleasant, of Fort Laramie, has sued a paper for saying that she has murdered three husbands, when the fact is she hasn't murdered but two, the third one getting away with a broken rib.
[Untitled, syndicated, Omaha Daily Bee (Ne.), Jan. 3, 1874, p. 2]
Note: Other sources give the location as "Monticello, Iowa."
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Seven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing.Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them–and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over?
At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor. And as the shadows grow longer over the fiefs, Kaylin must use every skill she's ever learned to save the people she's sworn to protect. Sword in hand, dragons in the sky, this time there's no retreat and no surrender…
Unbelievable!! I have been with this series from the very beginning and I'll say this, the only thing even remotely not good about it is the books don't release often enough.
I'm not going to rehash what the book is about because if you haven't read the first six books in the series, you'll be completely lost and will have missed out on what I expect to be one of the most enduring series of my reading time.
I never understood why fantasy/science fiction are sometimes listed together (in my mind they don't always go together) but this series is one instance that they belong.
This was also my very first audio book so I'm bit giddy about that too. After reading this series for so long, I was having a hard time beginning Cast In Ruin and I thought a change of pace might energize me. Boy, oh boy, did I make the right decision. At first I was a bit skeptical on how one female could read so many parts and make them believable; what little faith I had quickly grew into amazement and utter disbelief. The narrator, Khristine Hvam, was fan-bloody-tastic.
Ms Sagara's books are not quick easy reads. You have to commit to this series and invest in the characters, especially Kaylin.
The world and character building are exceptional. I literally feel like I'm in another time and place and don't necessarily want to "come home" when the book is over. I love how the characters have grown with each novel and am very pleased to see Kaylin finally coming to understand her place in her world. Speaking of Kaylin, we learn a bit more of her background before she was able to escape the fiefs. There is also an explanation given about her relationship with Severn and a bit about Nightshade. Have I got your attention with that? I hope so. Go on the adventure with Kaylin, her fellow Hawks, the Barrani, the Dragons and her upcoming trek to the West March (Cast In Peril, Chronicles of Elantra, Book 8).
Cast In Ruin surprised me on many different levels. Thus, there is only one way to rate this novel:
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This is a short introduction to the new Ossuary at Roselawn. As you can see from the photo below, there is a circular sidewalk that leads you to the sculpture. The sidewalk is lined with granite blocks. Each of these blocks will hold the names and dates of persons interred in the Ossuary. The sculpture itself is all made of bronze and the sphere has handprints of all ages cast into it. There is a locking system on the sphere and once unlocked the sphere can be turned and it will rise up to reveal a door where the cremains can enter. The cremains will then pass by a musical cymbal. The sphere turns down and then locks back into place.
Set into an embankment and accented with flowering topiary planters. It is true work of beauty. And will forever be a peaceful resting place.
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In 1990 I didn't consider myself to be a proper composer. I sometimes dreamed that I would one day be able to have my works performed by groups other than my own, but I was also pretty realistic about my music. It didn't appear to speak in the same language as my Irish contemporary music colleagues being seen as too tonal and accessible. Yet even at that early stage I was acutely aware that I was doing something quite different to other composers. Not better, just different.
I couldn't work out whether it was sheer stubbornness or just lack of flexibility that kept me exploring the same ideas over and over – modality, melodic structure, cascading rhythms and drones. That year remains with me as a very important one. I submitted a piece called "Dirgidh bhar Sleagha Sealga" to the Séan O Riada Memorial Trophy competition in choral composition at that year's Cork Choral Festival. I won, very unexpectedly, as the work was unlike anything else being written in the contemporary Irish music field and I had assumed that the adjudicators were my peers. I was wrong. One of them was none other than John Tavener.
Being brash and young I sought him out as he wandered around Cork, surrounded by an entourage. I asked him if he had any comment to make on the work. Any feedback, good or bad, would be massively valuable. He was silent. He mused, he pondered. Then he said one word – "primordial" and walked on. Its amazing how one word can colour your views of what you do so profoundly. It literally means "existing at or from the beginning of time", something I would have said about much of his own output.
I had begun to feel that some of what I write wasn't written by me at all. I often didn't know why all the bits ended up together on the page, and I could always clearly tell when I was, and am, forcing them together rather than letting them flow naturally into structures and forms. While I still explore the same ideas, I have learned to take it slower – put less ideas on the page and develop what I do put down further. Which brings me to "O pia virgo".
In 2013 I connected with the group New York Polyphony. I'd managed to miss their one concert in Dublin many years ago and had been so disgusted with myself that I vowed that I would take the first opportunity to properly introduce myself. I was pretty familiar with their performances of the sublime motets of composer Andrew Smith but there is no substitute for hearing performers live. When I contacted them I was rather flattered that I appeared to be pushing an open door and we decided to make something happen, so I began work on a new motet for them for a new album project and for inclusion in their live repertoire.
New York Polyphony [photo copyright Chris Owyoung]
New York Polyphony have a visceral sound capable of intense virtuosity. It is a dark, masculine timbre, trained vastly but also very unaffected. This gives them a powerful and rich tone which instantly appeals. Its unsurprising that their last disc Times Go By Turns has just been nominated for a Grammy Award. While time was very tight it was just enough to create something that was sympathetic to what this amazing group of singers do so naturally. Sometimes it is very hard to let go of something that I compose, but I knew that this one is in safe hands.
I never met John Tavener again, and now never will. He was a unique composer, a special artist and he uttered the right word into the ear of a young man who just needed something at that moment. Without doubt this piece was influenced by his own music that mattered so much to so many people. Sadly he is gone from us now and when he hears the song of the angels, it won't be an altogether unfamiliar sound.
You can hear the piece below (may not be available in all territories).
"O pia virgo" was premiered at the SWACDA conference in Little Rock by NYP on March 19th 2014 and featured on the Grammy-nominated album "Sing Thee Nowell" by NYP in 2015.
Available as sheet music from HERE.
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37. Suspected organized and widespread election fraud engineered by Agents of the Obama Regime at the November 6th Presidential Election.
38. Obama and unrepentant terrorist William Ayers misappropriated over 300 million dollars in donations meant for the education of Chicago's minority students. They routed the money to Obama's community activist buddies who then tried to turn the students in radicals. The program was a total failure.
39. Obama, as an Illinois State Senator, redirected tens of millions in Illinois tax dollars to Valerie Jarrett and Tony Rezko, to provide housing for low income families. They returned the favor with political donations. The housing units were built with cheap materials and labor and are uninhabitable after a mere 10 years of use.
40. Obama accepted millions in illegal campaign contributions from foreign credit cards after the credit card filters used to screen out foreign money, was switched off. This also allowed domestic donors, who were over the legal limit, to contribute more.
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4th RGS Econ Summer School: Energy and Climate Policy in Theory and Practice
Questions on energy and climate policy in theory and practice were the pivotal point of the 4th Summer School hosted by the Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS Econ), which traditionally takes place at the University of Duisburg-Essen in the late summer. At the invitation of the organizer, Prof. Dr. Volker Clausen, both doctoral students from RGS Econ and numerous academics from German and foreign research institutions once again attended.
RGS Econ is supported jointly by the three universities in the Ruhr area - Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen - together with RWI Essen. Clausen, holder of the Chair in International Economic Relations and University Lecturer at RGS Econ, and eminent economist Prof. Christoph Böhringer projected their expert knowledge to the participants for five days. As Clausen commented, "The Summer School has been so convincingly successful that I am going to start immediately with the planning for the next RGS Summer School."
Following an introduction to the methodical fundamentals of numerical general equilibrium models, the breadth of applications for this analysis tool was demonstrated with various topics of energy and climate policy. These approaches permit firm estimates to be made of the macroeconomic costs and distribution effects of environmental policy measures - for instance the international implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. The participants learned how to implement these theoretically demanding models with the aid of special software and a special programming language, and to apply them to relevant questions.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Böhringer was the head of the Research Division on Environment and Resource Economics and Environmental Management at the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim from 1999 to 2007, before taking up the Chair of Economic Policy at the University of Oldenburg in 2007. His research focuses on the field of empirical analysis of current questions of economic policy, predominantly with regard to environmental, energy and climate protection policy.
Böhringer is an internationally recognized expert in the field of applied general equilibrium modeling. He is in demand both at home and abroad as an expert on the evaluation of the effects of economic policy measures in taxation, energy and climate protection policy. It is therefore no wonder that his work as an adviser to national ministries, the European Commission and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has also directly contributed to political decision-making processes.
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By Kelly Hallstrom
To all of you about to start on the exciting, confusing, rollercoaster-of-emotions path of graduate school, I'd like to share some advice and lessons I've learned (and am still learning!) during my own experience as a graduate student in biological sciences.
Own your project
Graduate school is going to be vastly different from your undergraduate experiences. As an undergrad, you most likely helped out on another person's project, running a few PCRs here, taking population samples there. You were a helper of sorts, learning a little of this and that as you went along. It was a great opportunity to get your feet wet in research. If you worked in a lab after your undergraduate studies, you probably had more responsibilities but most likely were still an assistant to someone else.
As a graduate student, however, you transition from being a helper to having ownership over an entire project. This situation was new to me. I inherited my project from a postdoc, and it took some time for me to stop thinking about my work as what I needed to do to finish this project he started and start thinking everything from this point forward was my project.
This ownership is exciting. Your ideas, perhaps for the first time in your research experience, are given weight and consideration. You are involved in the decisions of which experiments to do and which to shelve perhaps for later.
This responsibility also can be daunting at times. You are in charge of understanding the how and why of every step, technique and experiment. You are expected to know the state of the art of the field surrounding your project, to remain up to date on new relevant findings and to contribute new ideas.
It might take a little time fully to embrace this new responsibility. Don't be afraid of it, though. Instead, learn from it. Become the expert. Own your project.
Swallow your pride
You've been warned: You are going to be criticized. A lot.
When you give presentations at department seminars or at conferences or meet with your thesis committee, your approaches and conclusions are going to be targets for questioning and criticism. But this is part of science. Science is constantly self-checking and self-correcting. That can't happen without criticism.
As much as you may think you're doing everything right, it's easy to develop tunnel vision and to forget to approach your work from different perspectives. This may cause you to miss an alternative explanation or key experiment. Without those people in the crowd to point out your errors, your work (and the science behind it) can't improve.
Most people who will criticize you are going to do it from a place of well-meaning – with the goal of helping you and your work to progress in the right direction. Always be open to considering what those people have to say.
Explore all career options
Though you may enter graduate school with a clear plan of what career lies ahead for you, be open to that plan changing a little or a lot. It is not uncommon for people to enter graduate school with the goal of becoming an academic researcher or executive of a biotech company and realize halfway through that those career paths are not right for them after all.
That is OK, and that's why it's good to explore as many career options as possible while you are still a student. Do your homework, and find out what career-development opportunities your school provides and take advantage of them. On the flip side, don't feel limited by the opportunities for growth available at your school. You may have to seek out volunteering or networking opportunities beyond your campus.
For example, if you decide during your graduate studies that you'd like to teach but your school offers few ways to gain teaching experience, contact nearby schools. In short, no matter what your reason for choosing to enter graduate school, continue to explore all of your interests.
Live your life
Finally, I urge you to remember to have a life outside of the lab. Becoming engrossed in your project is important (own it!), but you don't want to live in a vacuum and cut off all social down time.
Breaks are important for allowing your brain to rest. Often, time away from the lab brings you out of the tunnel for long enough that when you return to work you spot issues you otherwise wouldn't have noticed.
Aside from giving you and your brain a break, having outside interests ensures that your life in general doesn't stop just because you're in graduate school. I know people who have lamented over "wasting their youth" in graduate school while their friends' lives progressed into promotions, marriages and other accomplishments and milestones.
Just because you're in graduate school doesn't mean the rest of your life has to stop. In fact, it's the other parts of your life that often will save your sanity when lab life is giving you trouble. So go on dates, go to hockey games (go Bruins!), have karaoke nights – do whatever it is you have to do to stay connected to the outside world.
In closing, graduate school is your opportunity to hone your skills as you transition from a classroom student to an independent researcher. This time marks the start of you shaping your unique career path, and it is a time of immense professional and personal growth.
Learn as much as you can, and enjoy the ride!
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There are both advantages and disadvantages to using homeopathic medications which vary depending on the nature of the illness and the method of treatment. The main advantages of homeopathic medications include natural ingredients, limited side effects, and ability to use them in conjunction with other medications. Disadvantages of homeopathic medications include potential ineffectiveness, potentially harmful effects, and lack of strict regulation by industry organizations.
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Potential ineffectiveness and harmful side effects are two main disadvantages of homeopathic medicine. Natural remedies don't always work, which could be an issue for individuals who chose homeopathic treatments over conventional medications that are proven to be effective. Since homeopathic remedies are more widely available, some individuals attempt to self-medicate without consulting a healthcare professional first. This could lead to harmful side effects if the treatment is used incorrectly.
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text: Guys, I'll be going on a plains game hunt in RSA, and I'm planning on taking two rifles. At the top of my list, game wise, are Kudu and Eland. For those, I'm bringing a Win M70 in 375. Also at the top of my list for smaller species is impala, and the outfitter I've been talking to said he can off "bonus" hunts for caracal and jackels. I have the opportunity to buy a nice CZ in 7x57 for a good price. Would this be a good choice as a second rifle? Originally, I was planning on bringing a 30-06 for the smaller game, but the 7x57 is being offered at a great price. For those with experience, let me know what you think! The ballistics of the 7x57one appear to be.....lacking.


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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Budget meeting
Sniffles in the time of swine flu
The kids are watching Monster's Inc. right now and we just got a small box of Lego special-purpose pieces from the postman: transparent windshield bricks, rocket pieces, and base plates.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Preparing for apocalypse
Meanwhile, in Germany, my nephew has to use a fountain pen to do his math.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Kid update
- I have held back on reading for D, believing that he should first complete potty training. However, D is very interested in having us write out words for him to sound out, so he has read three of the Bob books with my husband. D read the first two Bob books for me this morning, but I saw signs of guessing rather than sounding out.
- C tested for the summer gifted program on Friday.
- C is studying the Civil War in school and she and D were attempting to play "Civil War" over the weekend.
- On Saturday, C and I went for a playdate over to a friend's house. The friend is hosting a baby chick from school (which will eventually go back to life on the farm). After lunch, we went to the children's museum and saw two puppet shows and a loud (is there any other kind?) outdoor chemistry show.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Explosive Child
Greene's motto is that children behave when they can (I have some reservations on this one). He believes that the main issue is to teach explosive children skills and to provide scaffolding for the child to start problem solving. A great advantage of the method (which he calls Plan B) is that it is very simple:
- Express empathy
- Define the problem
- Invite the child to suggest possible solutions
The idea is to stick with 3 until a solution emerges that both parties can live with.
I like the fact that Greene invites us to stop walking straight into a brick wall and points out that we can walk around it or climb over it without compromising our parental authority. As you may remember, I'm a big fan of Howard Glasser's Transforming the Difficult Child, so while reading Greene's The Explosive Child, I've been haunted by the need to figure out how to fit the two different methods together. Here's my initial thought: I think Glasser's positive reinforcement methods should be the basis for relating to a difficult child during smooth sailing (and keeping the sailing smooth!), but I think that Greene's problem-solving method is superb for when you hit choppy water.
Day off
Neufchatel and jam
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Apples don't fall far from the tree
Dragon lunch
My Side of the Mountain
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Steam cleaning
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cherry blossoms
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Potty training update XXVII
It's been difficult to find the right prizes to motivate D. We had it pretty easy with C, back in the day, since she was crazy about little art kits (scratch offs, paint with water, invisible ink, etc.). This was effective, but very expensive. D has been much more finicky. During the fall, he earned points toward a bike. Later on, he earned points toward getting various dragons and elephants, but there were weeks at a time when he didn't have a clear goal and potty-training languished. On the bright side, he has been willing to work toward long-term goals, for instance items that cost 20 or 40 points. For the moment, we have a very cheap and highly-motivating set of prizes for D: various Lego doodads to go with the Lego set he got for his birthday. My husband ordered some doors, windows, propellers, wheels, base plates, jet engines and tail fins. That sounds very grand, but they all fit in a small box and cost $8 or so including shipping. We charge two points per item or set, some of which cost about 16 cents. For the moment, this is perfect. If his enthusiasm flags, we may have to go on another roadtrip.
UPDATE: I have the square footage now: it's an amazing 5900 square feet. Wow!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
3-D Color Explosion
Folk dance
Somewhere in Mexico, the performance skirts are being sewed. We already have her ballet recital costume, although C won't be dancing in the recital since she missed so many practices earlier in the year. The ballet costume has a black plush bodice with spaghetti straps and pink roses and a skirt with one layer of black voile and one layer of pink. I look at it and think "saucy Parisian can-can dancer" (tfoo-tfoo) but C is going to love it once I hand it over to her for dress-up.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Big sister
D had a fever this evening, so I've had to rethink my plans for the morning. No walk and no downtown Tea Party for me. C had a slightly elevated temperature in one ear tonight, so she may not make it to school tomorrow.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Rock tumbling
The rocks came out this morning, some that came from the manufacturer, and some from the yard. They are smooth and very shiny and much smaller than when they originally went into the tumbler a month ago. C has some interest in making jewelry with the rocks. Thanks to all the house books that I have been consuming lately, I am thinking that it would be very attractive to keep some of them in a glass jar on a shelf along with my blue-and-white china and greeting cards.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Layer cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour (he substituted about 1/2 cup whole wheat flour for 1/2 cup all-purpose)
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 12 oz. of Hershey's "Special Dark" chocolate chips
FROSTING (quantities have been increased)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine (he used butter)
- 1/4 cup Neufchatel cheese
- 1 cup HERSHEY'S cocoa
- 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
It came out as a huge, rich two-layer chocolate cake. We had some this evening to celebrate the end of Lent and beginning of Easter, but the four of us barely made a dent in it. My husband thinks that the ingredients cost about $8. It's not exactly an economy item since Walmart chocolate cakes retail for that much, but it is blessedly free of plastic-tasting hydrogenated frosting and it does actually taste like chocolate rather than just looking like chocolate.
By the way, my husband says that you really can't go wrong by googling for recipes.
Big sister
Egg Hunt
Friday, April 10, 2009
Husband: Your culinary experience isn't great, is it?
Husband: I long for the food of my native country: chanterelles and sheep cheese--smoked sheep cheese.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
No show
On a happier note, we are putting in an application for a summer gifted program at the college. If it's like last year, it's going to be a week-long archeology simulation for 1st-4th graders. There's an application, there's testing, there's a teacher survey, and we need to supply samples of projects C has done. She may not get in, but a friend is applying, so it's worth a shot.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Eyeclops and Microscope
The technical side of it went flawlessly. I regret to say, however, that both of us have forgotten all the biology we ever knew.
Monday, April 6, 2009
It's been a very important part of my adult education to live as a renter in an older single family home. It's awe-inspiring to see how much money, skill and manpower is needed to maintain a house. Not only do you need to pay your contractor, but you also need to pay somebody to fix your contractor's mistakes. The longer we live here, the less eager I am to leave the protective umbrella of the college's maintenance department.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Pumpkin muffins
I went to mass by myself this morning. When I came home, there were two platefulls of pumpkin muffins with cinnamon-and-sugar on top cooling on the kitchen counter. My husband and the kids ground the cloves themselves. I put half the batch in the freezer and will be doling them out during the week in the kids' lunches.
300 squares
Saturday, April 4, 2009
C is sicker
Friday, April 3, 2009
School volunteering
Pecos Bill at home
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Bike dance
Outdoor chess
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
UPDATE: I found an unsourced wikipedia article entitled double-barreled name. As I suspected, the British hyphenated surname is traditionally an upper class phenomenon. There are even triple, quadruple, and quintuple surnames, but as a public service warning, I should point out that the family with the quintuple surname is apparently now extinct.
The kids are sick today
UPDATE: When I last looked in, the gold dragon and the red dragon were dressed up in pink doll clothes and a basket was fitted up with potholders as a bed for them.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Hide and seek
Potty training update XXVI
D: Why do I need vinyl pants?
me: To keep the wetness in.
D (echoing parental happy talk): But I'm a good potty-user!


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Did you know…
- Food waste contributes to 8% global emissions (methane).
- United Nations report
- In urban areas, such as Chicago, approximately 30% (sometimes higher) of total waste sent to landfills consists of organic matter that is compostable!
- Additional white paper
- Media coverage from CNBC
I don't know about you, but I find this sort of data less than acceptable. Composting is an organic like process that represents cyclical dynamics by natural design. Different than recycling that requires man-power input, the process relies on basic principles of organic chemistry. However, we have culturally escaped so far away from the notion that we need to attend or teach "how to" classes on the subject.
So what the heck can you do about it?
- Find your local players. In my area, we have some fantastic organizations, such as Zero Waste Chicago, working hard to educate, advocate, and implement solutions within systems, such as restaurant waste or municipal waste services. Some compost services will be commercial focused only while others will also work with residential. Some of these will be integrated within your municipality. In some cases, even animal protein, bones, and/or cooking oils will be accepted, but not all are set up to intake these substrates. Even better, some of them operate by bicycle further reducing eco-footprint.
- Learn the different ways to compost. Worm composting, for example, presents a nice solution for certain urban dwellers that don't have yards. Other options for urban settings are pick-up and drop-off services that provide a tightly sealed bucket that is rotated out for an empty bucket either on a schedule or as requested. These can be nice for anyone because there is less planning on the balance between brown matter (think paper bags, sticks/twigs, leaves, stems, etc) and other food scraps. Those with a yard can also take a go at creating their own compost through a variety of outdoor designs. Finished compost is great for gardens, but can also be spread like a mulch.
- Start doing it! Figure out what works best for you, come up with a plan, and implement. Even if a portion of your food waste goes to compost, you are making a difference. Also, pay attention to whom you shop from or purchase prepared food. Restaurants that are doing their part are often decreasing their adverse impacts in other ways as well.
In addition, commercial services often provide data that illustrate impact and allows for monitoring individual contribution (or foot print).
Some municipalities offer incentives, so be sure to check into this. Also, farmer's markets may be drop off sites (which could be cheaper and easier for your life planning).
Finally, please don't forget about "precycle"… fewer waste purchased = less to be attended to by you, municipal systems, OR natural environments. In terms of food waste, the application would be only purchasing what you will actually use. Additionally, some food scraps can be saved to make broth before they are composted extending their life and purpose even further.
Admittedly, I had started composting via a small bucket and had surrendered after my outdoor plant season ended. However, now, thanks to a presentation from Zero Waste Chicago, I have additional resources to implement a new and better fit game plan. Be sure to check out their site for additional resources AND, best of all, meet ups around eco-conscious living. #ConscientiousHealthfulLiving
Thank you to Freehand Chicago for hosting this relevant community education.
Additional resources mentioned;
- Nature's Little Recyclers – worm composting
- The Urban Canopy (which also uses vertical farming methods #TowerGarden!)
- WasteNot Compost
- Healthy Soil Compost
- Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park (Chicago, IL) which has a drop off option
In need of a little humor, insert "food waste" into a Google Images search and find the many 50's(ish) pictorials attempting to persuade avoiding it. One of them is included below;
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Abundance Ritual Mojo Bag
This abundance ritual mojo bag allows you to shift your own personal prosperity energy at any time.
You Abundance Mojo Bag consists of:
3 x natural citrine pointers (about 1cm long)
2 x pyrite clusters (about 1cm long) or a pyrite cube (same size)
1 x nephrite jade ((about half a cm long)
1 green or yellow organza bag.
What I would like you to do is write this affirmation:
and then place it in your pouch.
Carry this pouch with you everywhere you go for a full week and whenever you remember to, pull out the crystals and hold them in your hands, stating the affirmation, followed with a quick 5min meditation or relaxation time.
This time allows you to vibrate with your abundance crystals, visualising and being extremely grateful for the prosperity that is already on its way straight to you.
Try to do this a couple of times every day for the week. You'll be amazed at the changes in your mindset - what is holding you back to succeed just seems to disappear and you will give it your full attention and the magical prosperity flow that you'll set into motion will be your reward for all your hard work.
This exercise will allow you to get rid of self-limiting beliefs about yourself, setting on the path of forming now powerful beliefs.
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What isn't plentiful is good coffee and vegetarian food options. Dinner here was probably the most we've ever (and will ever) spend on dinner at an Indian restaurant. Don't get me wrong... it was very good food, and the service was excellent.
But the beer was bizarre. Oude Geuze - from the Belgian Boon brewery - tasted a bit like grapefruit and turpentine. Translated from the Dutch, the name means Old Beggar. With an alcohol content of 7%, Oude Geuze Boon is a blend of 90% mild 18 month-old lambic, 5% strong 3 year-old beer, and 5% very young lambic.
Bruges is beautiful. Untouched by motorization (i.e., there are no traffic lights, and very few roads are open to vehicle traffic), the city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I think Meghan took more pictures of this city than all the other northern European cities combined that we visited on this latest trip to the continent. I'll spare you an onslaught, but here are a few to give you a sense of the magic that is Bruges...
|Note the low height of the doors.
|Yet another Venice of the North.
|Note the absence of visible power lines.


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Beets are very detoxifying, this is thanks to a powerful antioxidant called betacyanin, which helps cleanse the liver, the kidneys and the gallbladder.
They are high in vitamins B3, B5, C, Folate and beta-carotene, calcium, iodine, magnesium, zinc iron and fiber.
Beets stimulate the immune system and the production of new red blood cells. They are helpful against cancer and maintain an alkali pH in the body.
Beets can be cooked or eaten raw. I love them raw in juices!
Remember… Eat Healthy, Be Happy!


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Low Price. Bright widescreen. Bundled printer
Sub-Par gaming performance.
Bottom Line
The HP Pavilion dv7-3163cl-b, a solid, low-priced multimedia laptop that bundles in a printer, will keep the whole family entertained. But if you're a gamer, you're better off looking elsewhere.
The HP Pavilion series of laptops are known for cool design and big beautiful screens. Now, with one of its latest iterations, the HP Pavilion dv7-3163cl-b ($799.99 list), they might be known for something else: a good bargain. If you are looking to replace your desktop with a widescreen laptop, this could be the right choice for you, that is if you don't plan on doing any 3D gaming. As an added incentive, it bundles in an all-in-one (AIO) printer.
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The dv7-3163cl-b measures 10.5 by 16.2 by 1.4 inches (HWD). Like all of the laptops in the HP Pavilion dv7 series, the dv7-3163cl-b has the familiar glossy black chassis, embossed with a silver pattern. The dv7-3163cl-b's lid has a swirling pattern of silver circles that continues on the inside of the laptop.
At 6.9 pounds, this laptop is too heavy to be carried around regularly. But as desktop replacements go, it is still pretty light; it's only 0.2 pounds heavier that the sleek 6.7 pound Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch and much light than similarly featured laptops like the Dell Inspiron 1720 (8.2 pounds).
Aside from the bright 17.3-inch LCD screen with a 1,600 by 900 resolution, the dv7-3163cl-b also features a full size keyboard with a separate numeric keypad. Many manufacturers skimp on keyboards in multimedia laptops, because they figure that it is probably not going to get as much us as it would in a business laptop, for example. I was pleasantly surprised to find that was not the case with the dv7-3163cl-b; the keyboard was firm and responsive to the touch. It's a keyboard that would stand up to a long day of typing. Above the keyboard is an Altec Lansing speaker bar that pumps out decent sound in combination with the subwoofer located on the bottom of the laptop. All media playing on the laptop can be controlled by a set of touch sensitive controls (Play, Stop, FF, RW) above the speaker bar.
Along the left side of the dv7-3163cl-b you will find most of its ports, pretty much one of everything: VGA, Display Port, Ethernet, HDMI, ESATA, USB and a 5-in-1 card reader. Along the right side of the laptop you will find two more USB ports and the DVD Multi-Drive, but alas, no Blu-ray. Below the keyboard on the front of the laptop there are two headphone and one microphone ports. The dual headphone ports will defiantly come in handy in multi-child households (trust me on that one).
Under the hood the dv7-3163cl-b packs a pretty robust CPU, the 2.3GHz AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile. This chipset isn't as high-end as other AMD products, but it is just fine for most multimedia processes. You can have plenty of browser windows open, streaming files, uploading/ downloading at the same time without much of a hiccup. The 4GB of DDR 3 RAM is also a plus.
Another plus is the bundled printer, the HP PhotoSmart C4780. It's an inkjet-based AIO that can scan, fax, and copy, as well as print. At 17.4 x 16.6 x 6.7-inches and weighing 11 pounds, it is an all-in-one copy, scan, and print machine. It has an LCD panel with HP's TouchSmart technology and offers wireless printing capability. It also has a media card reader that can take SD, XD, and MMC flash memory cards.
Costco also offers customers some added benefits. Whereas most vendors provide just a one-year warranty, Costco bumps that up to two years. It also offers Costco's Concierge Services, a free service to Costco members who purchase electronics at the store. The service gives you access to technicians who can walk you system setup and troubleshoot any problems. Lastly, the store accepts returns within 90 days (which takes care of buyers' remorse).
On our performance tests, the dv7-3163cl-b excelled in some areas and tanked in others. First the good news, the CPU was more than a match for our more CPU-based tests. It scored a 4,054 on our PCMark Vantage tests, easily besting comparable systems like the Dell Studio 1737 (s1737-USE0145) (3,327) and HP Pavilion dv7t (2043CL) (3,520). On our Cinebench R10 test, the dv7-3163cl-b's score of 4,746 was right in the mix with more expensive laptops and far above others like the Toshiba Satellite P305-S8825. All these results are typical of a quality multimedia laptop, a boon for those looking to stream videos, edit photos, and store/play music.
Serious gamers, however, should steer clear, as the dv7-3163cl-b performed woefully on our 3D gaming tests. It scored just 1,865 on our 3DMark test, thousands of points behind the HP dv7t (2043CL) (5,868) and HP HDX18t (5,171). It was similarly crushed by these two when we tried to run high end games like Crysis and World in Conflict. Keep in mind, though, that the dv7t (2043CL) is a $1,000 system, while the HP HDX18t costs $2,000.
As for battery life, the dv7-3163cl-b lasted 2 hours 59 minutes on MobileMark 2007. Considering its size and others in its category, that's a pretty decent score, though the Dell Studio 1737 had it beat by over 38 minutes (3:37).
The HP Pavilion dv7-3163cl-b is a great laptop for multimedia applications, and at $800 with a bundled AIO printer, is a good buy as well. If I were a student looking for a laptop that I was going to use as my primary system, I would definitely buy this machine. On the other hand if you are looking for a gaming rig, then this really isn't the laptop for you.
BENCHMARK TEST RESULTS: Check out the test scores for the HP Pavilion dv7-3163cl-b
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Why is Forward in Christ magazine starting a parenting column?
Sometimes I just really need another parent's perspective—and their support. How do you discipline a child who doesn't believe in timeouts? How does your family handle screen time for little kids—or older ones? When should kids begin bringing an offering to church—and does it have to be their money or is it okay if parents give them the money to put in the offering plate?
That's why I'm excited about the parenting column that debuted in the January 2015 issue of Forward in Christ. Titled Heart to heart: Parent conversations, the column is designed to have the feel of a conversation between parents. Each month one topic will be discussed by a diverse group of parents. The idea isn't for these parents to give us the "right answer" to the topic. After all, how many parenting topics really have one right answer? Most parents will tell you that their days of knowing it all about parenting ended the day they became a parent. Instead, the column will explore multiple facets of the topic and give examples of how parents have handled this topic in the past—with both good and bad results.
More than anything, Heart to heart is meant to be an honest forum for Christian parents to build each other up and support each other. This site is an extension of that forum. So, each parent whose article is published in Forward in Christ will have his or her article published here as a blog post. Extra content will also be posted here.
We are hoping that you'll join the conversation, too. We want to hear from you and learn how you've dealt with these topics within your family. Use the commenting feature at the end of each blog to chime in with your thoughts.
Parenting is the toughest job I've ever tackled. I'm looking forward to the insights that Heart to heart's writers—and readers—will offer.
Nicole Balza
Staff editor of Heart to heart
As the publishing ministry of WELS, Northwestern Publishing House delivers biblically sound, Christ-centered resources.
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My "word of the day" in my email this morning was
chicanery \shih-KAY-nuh-ree\ (noun) - 1 : The use of trickery or sophistry to deceive (as in matters of law). 2 : A trick; a subterfuge.
"It was therefore not yet obscured by that deep forest of chicanery and circumlocution which those two lawyers planted in it at the beginning of the sixteenth century." -- Victor Hugo, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'
Chicanery comes from French chicaner, "to quibble, to use tricks," perhaps from Middle Low German schicken, "to arrange," with the sense "to arrange to one's own advantage."
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I Had To Laugh
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