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Crossroads: Navigating Your Calling and Career
- Colin Creel Author
- 2008 1 Apr
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from Crossroads: Your Calling and Career by Colin Creel (Crossway Books).
Part 1 Calling
Calling—A Definition
When I hear the word call or calling, many different ideas scatter across my mind. Thus, for the purpose of clarity, allow me to elaborate on the component of the call that will serve as the focal point in this book. Most scholars agree that the call of God contains at least two primary arms and perhaps three arms. R. Paul Stevens suggests the three-components option: "the call to belong to God, the call to be God's people in life, and the call to do God's work."1 Os Guinness collapses Stevens's second and third callings into one: "our secondary calling, considering who God is as sovereign, is that everyone, everywhere, and in everything should think, speak, live and act entirely for him. We can therefore properly say as a matter of secondary calling that we are called to homemaking or to the practice of law or to art history."2 In other words, as long as you are serving Christ in your thoughts, your words, and your actions, your secondary calling takes all shapes and sizes depending on your affinities, abilities, and opportunities (which will be discussed in a later chapter).
As Christians our primary calling is "to belong to God." We are called to be God's people on this earth. Guinness says, "We are called to someone (God), not to something (such as motherhood, politics, or teaching) or to somewhere (such as the inner city or Outer Mongolia)."3 This calling focuses on our discipleship and on the fact that "the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call" (Acts 2:39). As children of God, we understand that we are works in progress with feet of clay and that we continually need to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called [us] heavenward in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:14). Our secondary callings only have meaning because we have a primary calling. There is only one primary calling for Christians, whereas there are potentially many secondary callings for each of us. For instance, I am called to be a teacher, a coach, a writer, a husband, and hopefully someday a father. These secondary callings may change throughout your lifetime. For instance, while I was in college my secondary calling was first and foremost to honor God in my academics. Too often I fell short of that goal, but it was a goal nonetheless.
Most people find some secondary callings that will never change throughout their lifetime regardless of their situations or surroundings. For example, my friend Charlie is a teacher at heart. Even though he is currently pursuing his Master's in church history, he always takes a great deal of pride and thoroughness to ensure that others understand whatever he is teaching, whether it's the rules to a new game or how to find a certain restaurant. Our primary calling is "to belong to God," and our secondary callings are more commonly referred to as our "work."
Historically, the term calling is often misused. My friend Andrew Boyd would say he is called into the ministry of Young Life, which is certainly true as evidenced by his accompanying gifts and affirmation from all who know him. But if my friend Jimbo were to say he was called into finance because of his analytical mind, those same people who nodded their head in affirmation for Andrew would smirk at Jimbo. Why? There is an underlying assumption that calling only occurs within the clergy, and in addition most presuppose a hierarchy of callings; to be officially called, you must be in "full-time ministry." Throughout my life many close to me have often questioned why I am not a pastor, or in other words why I have not chosen to serve in "full-time ministry." A long-time friend and mentor, Jim Reed, once said to me, "If you can do anything else, then do not go into traditional full-time ministry." These wise words have guided me through the years.
I remember early in my life questioning my devotion to God because I never had a strong desire to serve a church in an official capacity. The truth is, the world needs godly men and women to work in all fields in order to reweave shalom, God's vision for a flourishing city here on earth. Our work on this earth "is not something we do apart from God, as the secular worker would view it. Work is not something beneath God's dignity or concern as the Two-Story view believes. Nor is work a game that we play with non-Christians in order to accomplish a more important agenda, as the Mainstream advocate holds."4
This book seeks to clarify a biblical view of our secondary calling, to explore how we are called, as well as to offer practical guidelines to seizing the opportunities your secondary callings afford you. None of us is an ordinary person, and there are no ordinary occupations. We need to dispense our notions of hierarchical callings and embrace our God-ordained wiring in order to contribute to the kingdom. "Jesus built the kingdom as a carpenter before he built it as a rabbi. And he taught us in the parable of the talents that the question for disciples is not which callings they have but how faithfully they pursue them."5
Seasoned Advice
Dennis Bakke, sixty-one; president and CEO, Imagine Schools; chairman emeritus, The AES Corporation; author of New York Times bestseller, Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job; www.dennisbakke.com; Arlington, VA:
Miss McInnes, a petite woman in her early 50s, was my math teacher from 8th to 11th grade. Polio had left her with a withered arm, but her brilliance and dedication were her most important features. During my senior year, I decided to stay at school before home football games, which were played on Friday nights, instead of spending an hour and a half riding the bus home and then turning right around to get back in time for the game. Miss McInnes invited me to have supper with her before those games at the local cafe about a quarter of a mile from school. One evening she asked the question put to every high school senior: "What are you going to do with your life?" I gave her my usual answer: "I don't really have any idea, although I am hoping to go to college." I thought the college answer would bear out the faith she had shown in me. Fewer than 40 percent of my classmates planned to attend college. "I have some advice for you," she responded without hesitation. "Raymond and Lowell [my older and younger brothers, respectively, both of whom had scrupulously avoided taking math from her] have already committed to be pastors. Someone needs to support them."
To my knowledge, Miss McInnes was not a churchgoer or an amateur theologian. But her advice to me captured what I had been taught about the purpose of work and God's attitude toward it. The best occupation for a devout Christian, according to the teachings of my church, was to be a missionary, preferably in rural Africa. My cousin Gordon Bakke filled that role for over 20 years. Second best was to be a pastor or priest. My brothers were called to this kind of work. Third in the hierarchy were the "helping" professions: teachers, social workers, nurses, and others who served in similar ways, especially those who were not paid high salaries. People seemed to get more credit if they performed these kinds of jobs within a Christian-based organization, rather than working for the government, a public school, or a profit-making organization. Next in line was government work. Homemaking was a respected occupation as well. At the bottom were commercial and business jobs such as secretaries, technicians, factory workers, and executives. The primary path to redemption for these unfortunate souls was to make enough money to support those working in "full-time Christian ministry." They could also atone by volunteering their time to do something significant for the local church or another Christian activity when not at their jobs. Miss McInnes had advised me to use my talents to play the role dictated by my religious beliefs, at least to the extent that I understood them at the time.
One of my core beliefs, then and now, is that every entity incorporated by the state should serve the needs of society in an ethical and economically healthy manner. The same goal is appropriate for both profit-making and not-for-profit business organizations. My views on this point are based on biblical principles, starting with the Creation story in the Bible.
The Creation story begins with God working. He is creating the universe. He then creates mankind in His own image. He assigned humans to manage the Earth and all the animals, plants, and other resources it contained. God gave us the capability and authority to work. Through the act of Creation, He showed us how to undertake this responsibility. Genesis 2:5 says, "... and there was not a man to till the ground." This implies that one of the reasons mankind exists is to work.
Work itself was not the goal of life. We were not placed in the Garden purely to work. The Bible says that we were created to have a relationship with God and to honor Him. Work is one of the ways we honor or "glorify" God. Humankind's first important job description was to manage the Earth and all that comes from God's creation. I believe this includes the ideas, services, and products that come from the imaginations of people. We honor God by furthering His creation. Work should be an act of worship to God. God is pleased when people steward their talents and energy to achieve these ends.
The Bible does not appear to give priorities to the various kinds of stewardship or work. All kinds of production and management activities honor God. If the work is seen by the worker as something accomplished for God and meeting a need in society, it is pleasing to God. Some roles that modern society tends to see as less valuable and mundane—animal husbandry and tilling the soil, for instance—are specifically mentioned as worthy endeavors in the Garden. Isn't it logical that all work that results in food, clothing, shelter, rest or recreation, beauty, and a host of other worthy ends can be acts of worship to God and seen as valuable contributions to society? Are these not activities that can be as sacred as rearing children, teaching school, or even carrying out priestly duties?
Though I often fail to live up to God's highest standards, I realize that my approach to the job is consistent with the expectation God places on all my daily work. God does not differentiate among types of work. Halfhearted efforts and sloppy work do not honor God. He expects me to use my best efforts, talents, and skills in every task I undertake, whatever its importance.
(From Joy at Work (Seattle: PVG, 2006), used by permission.)
1. How does Os Guinness's definition of calling align with yours? "Calling is truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion and dynamism lived out as a response to his summons and service."6
2. Read Matthew 28:16-20
3. How does this passage align with our calling?
1R. Paul Stevens, The Other Six Days (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999), p. 88.
2Os Guinness, The Call (Nashville: Word, 1998), p. 31.
4Douglas Sherman and William Hendricks, Your Work Matters to God (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1987), p. 77.
5Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Engaging God's Word: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002), p. 121.
6Guinness, The Call, p. 4.
Copyright © 2008 by Colin Creel. Published by Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, Illinois 60187. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law.


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The 5 Ws of sunscreen
The who, what, when, where and why of using sunscreen.
The 5 Ws of Sunscreen
- Who should use sunscreen? Everyone except infants younger than 6 months, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
- What should you look for in sunscreen? The American Academy of Dermatology recommends sunscreen that has:
Broad-spectrum protection, which shields UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays cause lasting skin damage, contribute to skin aging. UVB rays cause sunburns and skin damage.
Sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher. Higher SPF equals more protection, but no sunscreen blocks 100% of UV rays.
Water-resistance to withstand water sports and sweating. Water resistant: effective up to 40 minutes in water. Very water resistant: Effective up to 80 minutes in water. No sunscreen is completely waterproof.
Avoid combination products, such as moisturizer with SPF or sunscreen with insect repellent, as sunscreen needs to constantly be reapplied, while other products do not.
Toss your sunscreen if it's more than 3 years old, the expiration date has passed, the color or consistency has changed, the container has been exposed to high temperatures.
- When should you wear sunscreen? Any time you're exposed to the sun. Snow, sand and water reflect harmful UV rays1. 80 percent of UV rays reach your skin on cloudy days1. Put it on 15-20 minutes before sun exposure, and 2 hours after every application, swimming or sweating.
- Where should you apply sunscreen? On all skin that won't be covered by clothing. Don't forget about ears, scalp, lips, neck, tops of feet, backs of hands. Use at least one ounce, about the size of a quarter, to cover exposed areas.
Different types of sunscreen work better on different areas. For your face, cream sunscreen. Scalp, gel sunscreen. Around your eyes, stick sunscreen. Body, lotion or spray sunscreen.
- Why do I need to use sunscreen? To avoid painful sunburns and lasting skin damage, which can lead to skin cancer. 15 minutes is all it takes for the sun to begin damaging your skin.

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Athleticism, speed, strength, power, endurance: Humans celebrate these attributes in such events as the Olympic Games, but in the animal kingdom, they are necessary for survival.
Athleticism, speed, strength, power, endurance: Humans celebrate these attributes in such events as the Olympic Games, but in the animal kingdom, they are necessary for survival. Animals perform amazing feats every day, not with the purpose of winning or being named the best, but in order to eat, mate, escape predators, and endure the elements.
The Cheetah is said to be the fastest-running mammal on earth, with a top sprinting speed of 70 miles per hour (mph). Why does it run so fast? To catch the fleet-footed gazelles and antelopes on which it feeds. In its natural habitat in Africa, the Cheetah can outrun its fleetest prey. Like human sprinters, it cannot sprint at top speed for long and must take down its prey within a distance of about 300 yards. If the Cheetah lived in North America, it might meet its match. The Pronghorn antelope has been clocked at close to 70 mph and can run for long distances at 30 to 45 mph. Interestingly enough, these two animals run these top speeds for different reasons: the Cheetah runs in pursuit, while the Pronghorn runs to escape.
The Peregrine Falcon is widelyacknowledged to be the fastestmoving bird, achieving astonishingspeeds when it dives for prey.Some sources say it can top200 mph, while others putthe figure at about 120 mph.Either way, it would be hardfor any other bird to escapeit. On foot, the fastest birdis the Ostrich, which canrun about 40 mph. It outpacesthe Greater Roadrunner, North America's fastest running bird, which tops out at about 25 mph. Coyotes, incidentally, can also outrun roadrunners with a cruising speed of 25-30 mph and a top speed of 40 mph.
The Olympic Marathon, a paltry26 miles, doesn't come closeto the marathons some animalsendure. Take the Arctic Tern,for instance. It migratesbetween the North and SouthPoles, covering a distanceof as much as 30,000 mileseach and every year. Somebirds spend most of theirlives in flight. Swifts, forexample, have very underdevelopedlegs and live almost entirelyon the wing. Some seabirds,such as the Sooty Tern, fly for years without landing. The Wandering Albatross is named for its propensity to fly thousands of miles on feeding trips.
Fish can make long-distance migrations as well. Some salmon, swimming between the ocean and the rivers in which they spawn, cover 2,000 miles. European Eels are said to swim up to 3,700 miles to reach their breeding grounds in the Sargasso Sea located in the Atlantic Ocean.
The great annual migrationof wildebeests and zebrasin the African Serengeti coversabout 2,000 miles. But thelongest annual migration bya mammal is the 10,000-milecircuit made by the Gray Whale from the Arctic to its warm winter calving areas and back again.
The Sperm Whale is generally acknowledged to be the deepest diving mammal, but the Northern Bottlenose Whale is not far behind. The Sperm Whale is known to dive a mile (5,280 feet) or deeper and to stay under for more than 2 hours. The Bottlenose is said to dive at least 5,000 feet and is also able to remain submerged for 2 hours. If the two were competing in an Olympic event, the odds would be about even.
There is little competitionfor the deepest diving bird,the Emperor Penguin, whichcan dive to a depth of 1,770feet. Outside of the penguinfamily, the Thick-billed Murre may be one of the Emperor's nearest competitors; it is thought to dive to 600-700 feet. Dovekies (300 feet), Loons (250 feet), Atlantic Puffins (160 feet), and Long-tailed Ducks (130 feet) are all superb divers but are no match for the Emperor Penguin.
Some types of kangaroos canleap a distance of 30 feet.White-tailed Deer, when bounding,can cover almost the samedistance. But the long-jumpchampion is probably the inch-longSouthern Cricket Frog, which makes leaps of more than 60 times its body length.
As for the high jump, the Red Kangaroo can hurdle a 10-foot fence. North America's White-tailed Deer can hurdle an obstacle 8 1/2 feet high. Those leapers have got nothing on the lowly spittlebug though, which jumps 115 times its body height. The deer and kangaroo would have to jump about 600 feet to compete with the spittlebug!
No animal on earth can liftas much weight as the AfricanElephant, which can pick upa one-ton weight with itstrunk. Relative to body size,however, the elephant doesn'teven come close to the strongestanimal on earth. What is it?The Rhinoceros Beetle. This rather strange-looking little creature can carry 850 times its own body weight. The elephant, carrying only one-fourth of its body weight, isn't even close in this contest.
At the Olympic Games, the fastest runners, highest jumpers, and most skillful divers win medals and worldwide acclaim. In the animal world, no medals are awarded, and individuals don't often achieve fame for their accomplishments. Rather, the amazing athletic feats performed by animals enable them to escape danger, catch food, impress a mate . . . and to live another day.
Learn more about our amazingly athletic animals by browsing eNature's Online Field Guides or by taking afree online course at NWF's Wildlife University.
ENN would like to thank eNature.com for their permission to reprint this article.


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A large and continuously updated collection of magnetic sound recordings is housed at the Lithuanian Folklore Archives (magnetic tapes and audiocasettes amounting to around 8,500 hours). The first sound recordings were made on magnetic tape in 1952 when fighters of the national resistance were still hiding in Lithuania's forests, and were persecuted by the secret service of the Soviet Union. At that time, a new style of song was being sung in Lithuanian villages, created by the resistance fighters themselves as well as their supporters — village poets. These songs told of the fate of the resistance fighters, their battles and deaths. The notebooks in which these songs were recorded were hidden away because any contact with resistance fighters, uncovered clues, or any compromising materials, risked the threat of imprisonment or deportation. The folklore collectors were unable to record these songs as well, because if the Management of the Institute found out, they would be fired. However, in the later Soviet years some of the songs "slipped through" and wound up in the archive (some of the first recordings of these songs were made in 1978). Once the national independence movement started, the resistance songs were sung in public and documenting them became a priority. Thus, an especially large number of these songs were recorded in the 1990s. Drawing on the underground resistance press and the newly gathered material, a volume of resistance fighters' songs was compiled and published:
From 2012–2014, together with other academic institutions, the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore executed the project supported by EU structural funds "Development and Providing Access to IRT Solutions and Content Helping to Preserve the Lithuanian Language in Public Space". As part of this project, folklorists of the Institute began compiling the digital card catalogue of songs of the post-World War II armed resistance movement , as well as digitizing the magnetic tapes and cassettes on which these songs were recorded. In the Lithuanian Folklore Archives database, a collection of sound recordings of post-war resistance fighters' songs was created (1,197 items). We invite you to listen to the archival recordings.
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OMG, Me TOO! lol, right now I'm on page 336 of Eclipse, almost there. One of my favorite scenes, EVER! lol I was giddy when Edward finally got...well, how do I say this? Possessive? lol. I was like FINALLY!\/Brittany\/ wrote:^^LOL yeah! I love when Edward threatens to break Jacob's jaw in Eclipse if he ever returns Bella in less than perfect condition.
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page 337:
"He kissed me," I growled.
All I heard on the other end of the line was the sound of an engine accelerating
and then page 340 right after what you posted happens:
"And if you ever kiss her again, I will break your jaw for her," he promised, his voice still gentle and velvet and deadly.
I was literally bouncing on y bed when I was reading that, and grinning like a little girl
OK, one more Page 341:
"She is mine." Edward's low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before. "I didn't say I would fight fair."
"Neither did I"
"Best of luck"
Jacob nodded. "Yes, may the best man win"
"That sounds about right...pup"


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I know it's been a while since the last time I wrote, which is a phrase I use much too often to begin these posts. I promised myself I would make writing a priority and I haven't. To paraphrase William Wordsworth, the world is too much with me. I let work and friends and television and social media and solitaire and invented melodramas take up much too much of my time, but that is all changing, slowly but surely. After all, they say you need to acknowledge and admit to having a problem before you can even begin to solve it.
It is a REAL tragedy writing hasn't moved more into the forefront of my thoughts and ambitions and desires because that conference/workshop was truly life changing. It was a whirlwind of emotions, but I left feeling validated and prepared and motivated and determined. I mustn't lose sight of that, or it will all be for nothing.
So today, I kicked my own ass running along the Barnegat Bay (good for body and soul) and am sitting down to properly update you all on that amazing, life-changing, soul-affirming trip to St. Augustine. The trip to Florida was relatively unremarkable; I left my parents house at about midnight (after only shutting my eyes for three hours before the 15-hour drive; I was too anxious, too excited, too eager) and essentially took I-95 all the way down. I passed A LOT of accidents, which I worried might be a bad omen, but I also drove by the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, and the Pentagon, which I don't think I've ever done despite my many years traveling up and down the Eastern seaboard. Once I arrived in St. Augustine and made it to the hotel, all of my fears were assuaged. I made it, and I had never felt so blessed in my life. It was stunning – absolutely breathtaking – gorgeous! There were so many boats out on the water – the weather was pretty much perfect the entire time I was in St. Augustine – and I could see the boats in the bay from the balcony outside my hotel room. It was impossible (well, almost) to tell the residents from the tourists because everyone was walking along the water in the sunshine. Handsome men were running shirtless, couples were taking leisurely strolls with cool beverages in hand. Such clichéd phrases don't even do it justice, but they're all I seem able to muster. I was – and still am – SO grateful, SO thrilled for the opportunity. It was AMAZING and I was continuously in AWE.
How did I ever come back to Jersey?
People in St. Augustine seemed – to me, anyway – to have MONEY – like Gatsby money, and I didn't bring a laptop to a flipping writers' workshop/conference (because I didn't have one; couldn't afford one). I momentarily felt like an utter moron, but I was okay. And the first thing I purchased with my tax return money was a laptop so I feel like EVEN MORE of a writer now.
Anyway, the first night in St. Augustine was marked by an informal, get-to-know-everyone-dinner. It was … interesting, tp say the VERY least. I went down to the hotel lobby around 7pm and sat outside and waited. Naturally, the others had gathered inside so when I awkwardly meandered in after creeping about the greenery, I met everyone.
Greg is a retired firefighter from the Midwest. Joanna published two novels twenty years ago, and has a house in Palm Beach and a house in the Hamptons. Paula was in medical communications but now she lives in Houston and I think she's writing full time. Add me to the crew and we were the writers all staying at the hotel.
I instinctively liked Michael Neff, the editor. I hoped I made a good impression and toyed the line between desperate and casual, if such a line even exists. During dinner, I sat between Joanna and Noreene, who just flew in from the Grand Cayman Islands; completely chic and fabulous. I sat across from Doug from Cincinnati; he was hard to read at first, but shortly became one of my favorite people from the whole experience (he used to be a stand-up comedian and the last few days in St. Augustine, he made me laugh so hard, I cried and on top of that, he really is a phenomenal writer, so whatever. Maybe I'm mostly jealous; favorite might be too positive a word. But I'm just kidding. Maybe). Greg was across from me as was Literary Agent Paula (who I'm only referring to as such to differentiate her from Paula from Houston; don't worry, I didn't call her that or anything).
I LOVED Literary Agent Paula and on the first night, she gave me GREAT advice. I've subscribed to Publisher's Marketplace, have decided to really focus on finding an agent, am endeavoring to attend more "pitch" conferences, and have decided to break away from Martin Sisters Publishing (the separation ended up being mutual … more on that later). But from listening to everyone talk about the conferences they'd been to and the important people they knew, I felt overwhelmed and realized I was greener than I thought. I was the youngest person there by decades. I knew I had the talent and the passion, but quickly began to understand that I needed the wisdom.
Cris is an author from California and Lunka is an aspiring writer with a full-time job (so we had a somewhat instant connection) from Denver; so cool.
So the next day (February 25th) marked the first REAL day of the conference/workshop. I was SCARED; I worked on my pitch for the novel I was currently working on (the title was stupid, so I'll just call it The Duke Story [even though that's also stupid]) the night before but still felt mostly nauseous. We met at a beautiful house right on the beach, and it was like something out of a movie or, even better, out of a dream. We sat in a circle and everyone read their pitches. It was so cool and interesting to see how everyone's pitch matched their personality. I was really impressed with a couple of the stories, and everyone had something awesome to share … except me. At least that's what it felt like, because my mood went from nauseated to dead when both Literary Agent Paula and Michael told me The Duke Story wasn't marketable and encouraged me to work on "Don't Drink the Water" (but that title is different now, too).
I felt deflated and was too wrapped up in my own shit to enjoy lunch at The Reef, but I did get to know Cris. When we returned to the house to wrap up the day's session, Literary Agent Paula advised me to ask Hallie Ephron (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?) about the possibility of working on Her Beautiful Monster; Michael loved the title and wanted me to re-work it, but Literary Agent Paula was nervous because it had been published, has an ISBN number, and can easily be looked up … even though the publisher is so small it's obscure. I felt lost and was happy to return to the hotel. Joanna drove Greg, Paula and me back to the hotel, but we stopped at Publix and the liquor store first. Paula and I needed some grocery items and we all needed booze after the first day. I happily joined them for the free happy hour at the hotel, and got to know Paula better. We sat on the porch swing outside of her room and talked a little bit about everything in our lives. Then I got to work on our assigned homework (identify five things that make our protagonist sympathetic, interesting, unique, etc. by showing, not telling). I used Charlotte from "Don't Drink the Water" and did okay.
The second day (February 26th) was MUCH better for my ego, my soul, my passion. When I pitched "Don't Drink the Water," both Michael and Literary Agent Paula liked it. Then I went on to meet Robert Olen Butler and HE CHANGED MY LIFE. Throughout the course of our conversation, he validated my dream. He understood The Duke Story and my intention; he took the words right out of my mouth, the words I wished I had when I first pitched the story in front of everyone, and he told me he believed I could do it. I cried and hugged him. He is an amazing man and I will forever be indebted to him, no matter what comes of my so-called writing career.
After the conversation, I reworked my pitch and befriended Lunka. We had a spiritual connection as we were both really moved by our conversations with Robert and we exchanged numbers. I have a new writer friend 🙂 After the day's schedule, Greg and I got dinner in downtown St. Augustine, and I drank and bonded with Joanna at the hotel's happy hour. While we were there, we met HALLIE EPHRON. I tried to play it cool, but I was sweaty and I'm almost certain I mumbled and drooled instead of actually forming words. She couldn't have been nicer. Michael brought her there to check her in and he stopped to say hello and encouraged me to do his online course after the workshop/conference. Spoiler alert: I definitely am.
The third day (February 27th) was INTENSE. The morning was actually low-key; we re-worked our pitches and shared our character traits of our protagonists. We all broke for lunch after, and I ate Chinese with Joanna, Paula and Greg. We shared a bottle of wine to calm ourselves because the second half of the day, we pitched our stories to Executive Editor Lyssa Keusch of HarperCollins Publishers (WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!), Brendan Deneen of Macmillan Entertainment (IS THIS REAL LIFE?!), and Hallie Ephron, the New York Times Best Selling Author (SERIOUSLY?!?!). It was a whirlwind and while I didn't feel 100% about the experience, it was SO informational and beneficial.
To commemorate our last full day together in St. Augustine, we had dinner together and it was AMAZING, GREAT, WONDERFUL! Joanna and I became as thick as thieves, Doug made me laugh, and Noreene was as sweet as she was fabulous. Joanna and Greg and I drank together back at the hotel and Joanna convinced Lyssa to join us. SO EPIC. SO AWESOME.
All that was scheduled for our very last day (February 28th) were individual consults with Michael Neff. After each consult, the writer left amidst heartfelt goodbyes. My consult was GREAT; Michael was so helpful and encouraging. I left the conference/workshop with a definite purpose and direction and really, what more can a writer ask for? I am in the middle of research, of signing up for the novel development online course, and am beginning writing very soon.
So when I returned to Jersey all fired up, I emailed Martin Sisters Publishing to inquire about my second novel, MOODY BLUE. I had signed a contract and sent it back, but that was back in the final month of 2016 and had heard nothing back. As it turns out, they had no intention of publishing my novel (said they "…couldn't give it the attention it deserves") and offered to send it to an even smaller online publisher.
I told them not to bother, but thanked them for everything. I emailed Literary Agent Paula, Michael, and have begun to query agents once again.
Here we go.
Below are links to Joanna's website and Doug's website.
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Music Lessons – The Parenting DilemmaFriday, April 16th, 2010
I have a half a dozen topics that I want to talk about but they each involve using my brain. My brain is still infusing with coffee and so far the synapses have not begun firing. So, instead I'll mention a parenting matter. Music classes.


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All Dessert Dinner: 6 Courses from Chicago's Top Pastry Chefs
To kick-off the celebrations for the upcoming Chicago Fine Chocolate & Dessert Show, Storefront Company hosted a collaborative dinner with six of the best pastry chefs in town. Each pastry chef created a course; often the riff was on a course that is currently on their menu.
As a dessert fanatic, six courses of sweets sounded heavenly. Aside from a few passed savory bites to begin the evening, this was a dessert marathon. Many fall fruits and vegetables made an appearance, including apples, pears, grapes, and pumpkin. Several of the desserts also had a strong chocolate component—after all, this is a preview of the Chicago Fine Chocolate Show. All were very tasty and well-composed, but also incredibly rich. I definitely don't want to make a habit of this. At the end of the night, pizza or fried chicken sounded perfect.
To lull yourself into a similar sugar coma, you can visit the Chicago Fine Chocolate & Dessert Show this weekend at Navy Pier. Event information, including tickets and hours, is available here.
See the slideshow for a selection of treats from the evening.
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We can easily setup Netbeans so that we are able to create no only Firefox Addons but also addons for the following:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Suite 1.x
- Netscape
- SeaMonkey
- Flock
- Sunbird
- Nvu
This can be achieved using the foxbeans module for Netbeans available at http://plugins.netbeans.org website.
Downloading Foxbeans Netbeans Module
- Visit the link http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/4209/foxbeans-develop-firefox-addons-in-netbeans which is a Plugin Portal Detail Page about Substance Netbeans Module.
File:Browse to the requisite page
- Click the download link to download the module as a .nbm file. A pop-up window would open up asking for where to download. You can create a separate folder which would contain all the netbeans modules you wish to install.
Installing Foxbeans Netbeans Plugin
1. Open the Netbeans IDE. (Netbeans 6.0 used in the images)
2. On the Menu Bar choose Tools and further choose the 2nd last option Plugins from the submenu.
3. The Plugin manager by default opens up the Update Tab; change the tab to Downloaded.
4. Click the Add Plugins button; A window pops up; navigate to the directory where you downloaded the plugin and add it. It shows up as visible in the figure.
5. Click the install button on the Bottom-left corner of the window.
6. A confirmation window pops up; click Next to continue the installation.
File:Accrpt the licence agreement
7. Next you need to read the license agreement and accept it. The plugin is licensed under CDDL.
File:Accept the licence agreement
8. Since the plugin is designed by a windli it is not digitally signed and you would need to ignore and continue inspite of the Validation Warning.
9. The plugin would install automatically; Once the installation is finished the window would show an option to restart the IDE. Please do so to complete the installation.
File:Restart to complete Installation
Creating a Sample Mozilla Addon
1. When the Netbeans IDE restarts, click on the New Project Menu item to start creation of a New Project.
2. Choose the first option of Mozilla Addons and create a Mozilla Addon Project
File:Create Mozilla Addon Project
3. Specify a Project name and click Next.
5. Next we have to enter Addon settings. Choose a Mozilla application to associate the addon to and consequently browse to the application as shown. Presently, we are going for Mozilla Firefox.
6. Finally, finish and create the New Project.
Compiling and Testing the Addon
1. Now, you can see the basic Addon Project structure consisting of build.xml and other directories. I will not go into details of how to build an addon. However, now we have set up a platform where we can develop addons for any Mozilla application be it
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Suite 1.x
- Netscape
- SeaMonkey
- Flock
- Sunbird
- Nvu
2. Next, we can compile and run the project to test that all settings have been correctly configured. Just Click on the Run Project button and find yourself with a new window of firefox which contains the sample addon.
3. Mozilla Firefox window opens up. If you observe carefully you will observe that My First Addon menu item under Tools. You can click the same to test that the sample addon works.
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Fiona Melrose reads her story "Inheritance", featured on MIR8.
The Hub proudly previews "Some Time After" by Charlotte Beeston, featured on MIR8.
The Hub proudly previews "Margaret Thatcher's Tits" by Daniel Bourke, featured on MIR8.
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The Mechanics' Institute Review is back... and guarantees to pack a punch in anyone's literary apathy!
The MIR8 editors proudly present the definitive cover of its volume, coming out September next!
MIR8 editors share the blurb for their extraordinary issue, the authors and guest authors' biographies and all-round relevant information about the forthcoming issue!
The MIR Editors are proud to present a mockup of its eighth issue front cover. For your delight.
MIR8 launch set for 27 September
The MIR8 editorial team share some of the highlights from the upcoming issue 8 of The Mechanics' Institute Review.
The original version of a story Hub regular Melissa De Villiers has rewritten as Mask - published for the first time on the Hub. Read Melissa's discussion about the story's progress here.
A short story from M.I.R 4. Join Bert and Ernie for a spot of surveillance...
The members of MIR's editorial team set themselves seven questions as a way of describing and evaluating the experience of working on The Mechanics' Institute Review, Issue 7 (MIR7). These are their answers.
On 30th September, the seventh edition of Birkbeck's Mechanics' Institute Review is published. Read on for more information about the exciting MIR7.
As a taster of the new issue, published at the end of the month, this is an extract from one of our stories by SJ Ahmed.
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Information on fresh new content from MIR7!
Take a night bus from Nairobi on an evermore surreal journey in this story from M.I.R 4.
A revealing profile of M.I.R.contributor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie by M.I.R 6 editor S J Ahmed.
What happens when Sovereign accidentally ends up in church . . . Another short story from Mechanics Institute Review Volume 5
MIR is the acronym for the Birkbeck Writing Programmes annual publication The Mechanics Institute Review. An anthology of writing from new and established authors, the review aims to showcase some of the best new writing by Birkbeck students and take the temperature of the literary world by publishing new work from our favourite authors. Guest authors have included David Foster Wallace, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Richard Milward, TC Boyle, Jaime Hernandez among many others. Issue 7 is currently in production and will be published in September 2010. For further details and to order copies visit our website here.
Read tasters from the most recent M.I.R anthology - Issue 6, published in autumn 2009.
A short story by Gul Davis from Mechanics Institute Review, Issue 5.
MIR is the Birkbeck Creative Writing Programme's annual publication The Mechanics' Institute Review. The tenth anniversary edition was published in September 2013:
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With The Dark Knight Rises officially less than two months away from its domestic debut, a Bat-heavy mega-issue of Empire magazine has hit the shelves. Within the pages, you won't only find a massive poster that features the Caped Crusader (Christian Bale) on one side and Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) on the other, you'll find a lot of interesting information on how The Dark Knight Rises came about; what has changed since its earliest imaginings by Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer and the original plans for a villain. Apparently, by as early as the premiere for The Dark Knight, the Warner Bros. executives were all hopped up on Leonardo DiCaprio coming on board to play The Riddler for the final picture in the trilogy (we were half right on that guess). Hit the jump to find out what else has changed and, more importantly, what has stayed the same.
Here are a few highlights from the Empire magazine issue featuring The Dark Knight Rises (via Batman-News):
- Christopher Nolan and co-writer Goyer reportedly knew the ending of The Dark Knight Rises as early as the fall of 2008. They knew it would be their final movie with a fitting end; their only uncertainty was which villain would wreak havoc on Gotham.
- "Goyer explained that the ending in The Dark Knight Rises is exactly what they talked about 4 years ago — it's completely unchanged. When Goyer saw that final scene from The Dark Knight Rises, he got a lump in his throat."
- The film features more than an hour of IMAX footage
- The Dark Knight Rises will be Wally Pfister's last movie as Director of Photography, before he moves on to a directing career.
- Nolan also confirmed that The Joker will not be addressed at all in the film. As reported, he was also nervous about adding Catwoman.
- "Goyer said that at the premiere of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. executives were already talking about a villain for The Dark Knight Rises — 'it's gonna be The Riddler, and we want it to be Leonardo DiCaprio…'"
- "Christopher Nolan confirmed that Anne Hathaway's character, Selina Kyle, is never referred to as "Catwoman" in the script."


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VOCAL is here to help cats in the community. In an emergency someone will always try to deal with a problem, however we rely on volunteers and many volunteers are also working full-time. We always try to assist but we cannot promise to be able to fix all the problems and ask that you do all you can to contribute to the welfare of cats on Crete during your holiday and afterwards. There are many ways you can help and support our work. Between us we can make a real difference for the cats of Crete.
If you are staying in a hotel and see cats in the grounds please do not encourage them to eat at your table in the restaurant or let them into your apartment/villa. You may love them and think you are helping but you may be putting their life in danger. When you have left, the cat assumes it can continue to visit the place where you were, but other guests who follow on might not be sympathetic and may complain. This can lead staff/villa managers to take drastic action, such as dumping or poisoning. If you wish to give food, find somewhere quiet and discreet, away from public areas, and encourage the cats to eat there.
Talk to the manager about their policy for cats at the resort, express your concerns and your wishes to see cats be cared for, but be aware they will always tell you what you want to hear - which might not be the truth! If you have a concern about the wellbeing of a cat at your resort contact the welfare group closest to you for advice.
To assist us in our work, for our neutering campaigns, make a note of numbers of cats at the resort, (Elounda/Agios Nikolaos), if you can tell the sex, their colours and their general physical condition etc. Please send this information including the exact name and location of your resort to vswain(at)miaow.info when you return home.
If you are in the Elounda/Agios Nikolaos area and would like to sponsor the neutering of a particular cat/s at your resort, please contact VOCAL for more information.
If you find very small kittens in a nest the mother is probably out seeking food. Unless it is an emergency, do not handle the kittens or disturb the nest. Do not draw other people's attention to them. Check back at regular intervals and only remove kittens from their nest if you know they are in danger or you are sure that the mother will not return. If the mother cat is feral and sees you nearby, she will not return. If she feels threatened, she may try to move them all. If there are several kittens in the litter, some may not survive the move or be abandoned.
If you find very young kittens, (less than 4 weeks old), in an exposed area - on open rough land, by or in a dustbin, by the road etc. it is likely they are dumped. Find shade and safety for them and contact VOCAL.
If you find an injured or sick cat (Elounda/Agios Nikolaos) please try to take the cat to the vet for treatment and contact VOCAL for advice.
If you are very sure that you want to give a permanent, loving home to a cat/kitten from Crete and live in Europe - for example, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland or the UK, it is a simple procedure to prepare a cat through a vet for travel within 1-2 days, and to take it on your flight. If you are interested in offering a permanent home, please contact VOCAL. A cat's normal life span is 15-20 years, this is a long term commitment you are making!
We have many cats waiting to go to permanent homes in Europe, or to our foster carers there. If you live in Germany, Austria, Holland or Switzerland and are willing to take cats to
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VOCAL has an office in Elounda next to Peacock bar, on the road towards Agios Nikolaos. If it is closed and you would like to speak to one of us about our work, or help us with a donation, or buy some merchandise, please contact Virginia on 0030 6944 807727.
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Multi-spectral imaging, a technique that has only been developed in the past decade, captures multiple images at specific frequencies of light, including ultraviolet and infrared, which are then combined to reveal information that is not visible to the human eye. See the image gallery for an example of how multi-spectral imaging enhances the legibility of a darkened papyrus fragment, from a recent NEH-funded project at Brigham Young University. This particular fragment, P. Tebt. 254, contains a petition to Asklepiades, overseer of the revenues, from the royal farmers of Kerkeosiris, ca. 113 BCE and was recovered from a crocodile mummy exhumed at the ancient site of Tebtunis, Egypt in 1900 CE. Compare the legibility of the fragment, photographed with standard photography (on the left) and with multi-spectral imaging (on the right). It is especially valuable for recovering text that has been obscured by fading, water damage, over-painting, and palimpsesting. Notably, the technique does not expose the already fragile map to destructive light rays.
The Martellus map project team consists of Michael Phelps of the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library, an organization based in Los Angeles, California, that uses digital technologies to make manuscripts and other historical source materials accessible for study and appreciation; Gregory Heyworth, of the Lazarus Project at the University of Mississippi, which facilitates the recovery of manuscripts through multi-spectral imaging, and another member of the Lazarus Project, Roger Easton, Professor of Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester NY; Kenneth Boydston, a digital imagery pioneer and CEO of MegaVision; and Chet Van Duzer, a specialist in the history of cartography at the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library, and the director of the project.
Van Duzer and his colleagues transported a custom-designed multi-spectral imaging system (see images in gallery) from Oxford, Mississippi, to New Haven, where they are working closely with the curators and the digital technology team at the Beinecke Library. They divided the Martellus map into 55 overlapping regions, or tiles, and took 22 images at varying wavelengths per tile. When the project is completed next year, digital processing should reveal any previously illegible text and images on the map. With metadata assigned to the images, information will be made available about the content and imaging conditions. Images of the Martellus map and metadata will be made freely available to the public in early 2015 via the Beinecke Digital Library Web site. National Geographic is also planning an article on the Martellus map with publication of the multi-spectral images. Thanks to NEH funding, the public will shortly have access to a set of technical images of the map that will reveal knowledge about map making and geography at a critical moment of global exploration.
Support for this project was awarded through the Humanities Collections and Reference Resource grant program from NEH's Division of Preservation and Access: PW-51707-14 to the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library, Los Angeles, CA. Support for the multi-spectral imaging of Egyptian papyrus fragments was awarded through the Humanities Collections and Reference Resource grant program from NEH's Division of Preservation and Access: PW-50427-09 to Brigham Young University, Provo.


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The latest volley in a back-and-forth between Market Basket directors and shareholders warring with ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas was issued Monday, with independent directors saying "it's time to get everyone back to work."
The statement did not reference Demoulas but did mention an offer to Demoulas for him to return in a diminished capacity on an interim basis while negotiations for the sale of the company continue.
"We are available to resolve this standoff anytime and anywhere," the directors said.
"It's time to get everyone back to work," added the directors, who are Chairman Keith Cowan, Eric Gebaide and Ron Weiner. "We must end this zero-sum game and act in the best interest of our associates, our customers — and in the end, our company."
Those involved in discussions of a potential sale of the Tewksbury-based company were tight-lipped until Friday, when the three independent directors first released a statement Friday putting pressure on Arthur T. to accept a deal in which he would return to the company in a reduced role on an interim basis.
Arthur T. shot back in a statement through a spokeswoman, calling it "disingenuous" to issue a press release after 5 p.m. on a Friday. He also questioned how independent those directors really were because they were appointed by the Arthur S. side of the family.
"This is an attempt to have him stabilize the company, while they consider selling it to another bidder," the statement said of Arthur T.
In a statement released late Saturday evening, shareholders on the Arthur S. side of the family said they were open to selling the company to Arthur T. but that the former CEO didn't accept the offer to return to the company in an interim role. They also took a shot at Arthur T., saying he "continues to undermine" the company.
Arthur T. then responded to that statement as well.
"Thus far, his offers have been rejected, not on the basis of price," a spokeswoman said of Arthur T., "but with counterproposals that have been laden with onerous terms that are far beyond comparable transactions."
Tewksbury-based Market Basket operates 71 stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. The privately-held company is reported to have posted $4.6 billion in revenues in 2013.
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Ask a Physicist Answers
My 7 year old son Ben (who is sitting next to me now) has recently become interested in how small things can be. He is not convinced that nothing can be measurably smaller than a Planck length because whatever is Planck sized can always be divided into something smaller.
He thinks perhaps Planck lengths can be divided into energy beams that then become infinite.
—Question submitted by Ben from Norwalk, CT
The Planck length is incredibly small — less than a billionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of an inch.
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Let's first look at what is meant by the "Planck length." Our current best theory of gravity is Einstein's general theory of relativity. According to this theory, the gravitational force is due to a kind of "bending" space and time in four dimensions in the presence of a mass.
Competing Ideas
To better understand this, imagine a big rubber sheet with a bowling ball in the middle. The bowling ball warps the rubber sheet, so that if a marble is now placed on the sheet, it will follow the warping and roll toward the bowling ball, as if there were a kind of force present. You can liken that force the bowling ball creates to the force of gravity that planets and stars exert on other celestial bodies.
On the other hand, our best theory of physics at very small distances (the size of an atom or smaller) is called quantum field theory. It describes forces in a completely different way: It says that forces are due the exchange of small subatomic particles. So we have two ways of thinking about gravity, but which is correct?
Is it caused by the warping of space and time, as described by Einstein, or is it caused by the exchange of subatomic particles? We don't know the answer to that yet. But the Planck length gives us some idea of where to start looking for the answer.
Einstein's general theory of relativity is characterized by two constants that appear in its equations: the gravitational constant, G (which determines the strength of the gravitational force), and the speed of light, c. The equations of quantum field theory contain the speed of light c, along with a constant called Planck's constant ħ (pronounced "h-bar"), which determines the energies at which the effects of the theory become important.
A Decillionth of an Inch
Physicist Max Planck showed that there is a unique way of combining these three constants (G, c, and ħ) by multiplications and divisions that results in a quantity that has units of length. That combination (√(ħG/c3)) is called the Planck length.
Physicists presume that any new theory of "quantum gravity" that would encompass both general relativity and quantum field theory (and thus include the successful predictions of both) would have to be able to explain phenomena that are at about the size of the Planck length. The Planck length is an unimaginably small distance: it's about half of a decillionth (a billionth of a trillionth of a trillionth) of an inch.
It's possible to measure distances down to about the size of the wavelengths of particles used to make the measurements. Higher energy particles have shorter wavelengths, allowing us to study shorter distances. The energy required to make measurements at the Planck length (the Planck energy) is a whopping 12 octillion electron volts—far beyond the capacity of today's particle accelerators.
With the equipment we have available today, the smallest objects we know about are particles called leptons (which include the electron), and heavier particles called quarks, which combine in triplets to form particles like protons and neutrons.
As far as we can determine today, both leptons and quarks appear to be point-like particles. Nevertheless, it's not inconceivable that they have some internal structure that we can't yet measure. Physicists have a number of theories and speculations in this area, but we really don't know for certain if there is any meaningful "smallest" distance.
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David G. Simpson, PhD
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center


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Bob Corker: Now the Auto Union Wants to Muzzle Public Officials
The United Auto Workers demand a do-over for a vote the union lost—and want critics like me silenced.
Picture an election where an entity is given nearly unfettered access to voters for two years and then is allowed to call for a surprise vote with only a few days' notice. Then imagine that the entity loses the vote and complains that "outside forces"—who happen to be community leaders—should not have been allowed to speak or share their point of view. While most Americans can contemplate such a scenario playing out in another country, this is what has been happening in Tennessee.
Just over two weeks ago, an election was...
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Here's a sweet potato casserole that will please everyone in the family, but isn't sticky or cloying. If your guests insist on a traditional marshmallow topping (let's admit that kids love it, and for some adults, it just isn't Thanksgiving without it), see the variation below.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- 5 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, such as Louisiana, jewel, or garnet yams
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup plus 1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
- 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Butter 9- by 13-inch baking dish or 2-quart casserole. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Pierce each potato with fork and transfer to baking sheet. Bake until tender, about 50 minutes. Cool until easy to handle.
- Meanwhile, make streusel: In medium bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 stick butter. Rub mixture between fingertips until blended and crumbly. Set aside.
- Halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop out flesh into large bowl. Add remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar and 3/4 stick butter and mash with potato masher or, for a smoother purée, handheld electric mixer. Spread mixture in prepared dish and cool completely. (Streusel and purée can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated, separately, covered.)
- Sprinkle streusel over potatoes. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. (Completed dish can be prepared up to 1 day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before reheating and let come to room temperature. Bake, loosely covered with foil, until heated through, about 25 minutes.)
- Variation:
- Sweet potato purée with marshmallows: Omit streusel. Spread purée in baking dish, cover with foil, and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle top with 3 cups miniature marshmallows and broil until marshmallows are lightly browned, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.
Test-Kitchen Tips:
•Most American cooks use the terms "sweet potato" and "yam" interchangeably, but there are actually three different types of vegetable referred to by these terms: The true sweet potato (also known as a boniato), available at Asian and Latino markets, has pale yellow flesh, skin with a purplish cast, and a chestnutlike flavor that isn't sweet at all. The true yam, also called a ñame (NYAH-meh), is a large tuber with scaly brown skin that's a staple of Caribbean, African, and Hispanic cuisines. The familiar, bright-orange-fleshed tubers called for in this recipe are a third type, a variety of the sweet potato that are often called "yams" to distinguish them from yellow-fleshed "true" sweet potatoes. The Louisiana, jewel, or garnet varieties will all work well.
•While some recipes for sweet potato purée call for boiling the potatoes, roasting gives a much sweeter, more concentrated flavor and drier texture.
•While some recipes for sweet potato purée call for boiling the potatoes, roasting gives a much sweeter, more concentrated flavor and drier texture.


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H. Rider Haggard eBooks
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. Haggard is most famous as the author of the novels King Solomon's Mines and its sequel Allan Quatermain, and She and its sequel Ayesha, swashbuckling adventure novels set in the context of the Scramble for Africa (the action of Ayesha however happens in Tibet). The hugely popular King Solomon's Mines is sometimes considered the first of the Lost World genre. She is generally considered to be one of the classics of imaginative literature and with 83 million copies sold by 1965, it is one of the best-selling books of all time. He is also remembered for Nada the Lily (a tale of adventure among the Zulus) and the epic Viking romance, Eric Brighteyes.
While his novels portray many of the stereotypes associated with colonialism, they are unusual for the degree of sympathy with which the native populations are portrayed. Africans often play heroic roles in the novels, although the protagonists are typically, though not invariably, European. Notable examples are the heroic Zulu warrior Umslopagas and Ignosi, the rightful king of Kukuanaland, in King Solomon's Mines. Having developed an intense mutual friendship with the three Englishmen who help him regain his throne, he accepts their advice and abolishes witch-hunts and arbitrary capital punishment. Three of Haggard's novels were written in collaboration with his friend Andrew Lang who shared his interest in the spiritual realm and paranormal phenomena.
Haggard also wrote about agricultural and social reform, in part inspired by his experiences in Africa, but also based on what he saw in Europe. At the end of his life he was a staunch opponent of Bolshevism, a position he shared with his friend Rudyard Kipling. The two had bonded upon Kipling's arrival at London in 1889 largely on the strength of their shared opinions, and the two remained lifelong friends.


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Effects of anthropometric variables and electrode placement on the SEMG activity of the biceps brachii muscle during submaximal isometric contraction in arm wrestling
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Surface electromyography (SEMG) has been widely used to analyze the biceps brachii (BB) muscle during voluntary contraction, and the effect of the interelectrode distance has been studied. However, the effect of anthropometric ...
Coherence in muscle activity of the biceps brachii at middle, proximal and distal tendon region among the arm wrestling contestants
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The aim of this study was to analyze the electromyographic (EMG) activity of biceps brachii (BB) muscle under the same muscle contraction in three different locations. For this reason, arm wrestling contest was conducted ...


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Dr. Grumpy: "Good heavens! What happened?"
Mrs. Neck: "I broke my foot."
Dr. Grumpy: "I'm sorry. How did it happen?"
Mrs. Neck: "I was unpacking after our trip, and dropped the first aid kit on it."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Oh, it was a stupid accident ?
You ever drop a knife while barefoot --seems like your feet just naturally jump out of the way of the point????, time for some study to be conducted as to why that is.
That lady has the worst luck.
what the heck does she keep in that kit...oxygen tanks?
@CrownedwithVictory - Maybe she has one like mine. My big first aid kit, which goes camping & to music gigs out of town with us, is in a tool kit and does hurt your foot if it lands directly on it. Although it has never broken someone's foot.
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i think that's not the point, the point is that the "first aid" kit was supposed to aid, not to injure, it's ironic, in case you haven't noticed...
Oh I get that! It's just that most people have first aid kits that are petite or small and would barely even sting or be noticed if it fell on them.
yes, I have never seen a travel size first aid kit bigger than the kindergarten pencil box type. My own first aid kit is just a bottle of Germ-x. Nothing screams "emergency" to me more than my children touching things in Walmart. :)
LOL! I'm with you there!! I keep small bottles of such things in my purse! Either the flip top ones or the spray ones I can pick up at my local pharmacies (Walgreens was the first one to carry such around here).
A friend of mine broke their little toe by dropping the store accident book on their foot.
I broke mine with a can of tomato puree. Not anywhere near as exotic. But I didn't notice it until I was hiking up pyramids in Chichen Itza, so I think I get points.
Hubby: It's not broken. You're just being overly dramatic.
Me: More margaritas and maybe I'll get up the next one.
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SUV literally defines Sport Utility Vehicle. It is meant to go anywhere. If you like wandering in automobiles, an SUV would be the best option you can have. And Tata's all new machine, the upgraded giant, the Safari Storme is no different from this definition.
See one by one pic to realize how the Safari Storme does stunts quiet terrifically.
While the Safari moved like a storm at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium Ground, Kaloor, Kochi, the event was fully smoked up by the dust. It was dazing experience to every automobile enthusiasts who witnessed the show. Through the ramp, and going up and down, the Safari crafted some real safari over there.
Even though it hurts many SUV lovers regarding the new face of the Storme, it is an authentic fact that the Safari Storme is real monster. Whether it is off road or on road, it knows how to be on and on.
The four-wheeled machine got unveiled for the first time at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012. Then onwards the machine grabbed severe attention from fans across the country. Not that soon, but in October 2012, Tata launched the much awaited SUV, the Safari Storme.
The new wheeler comes with cabin full of loaded features. It is powered by a 2.2L 16 Valve DOHC VTT VariCOR engine, which is capable to beat up maximum power of 140 ps @ 4000 rpm and maximum torque of 320 Nm @ 1700-2700 rpm. To roll four wheel drive smoothly, G-76 (Mark II) gear box is wedded with it. Independent Double Wishbone Type with Coil Springs Over Shock Absorber suspension at front and 5-Link Suspension with Coil Springs suspension at rear never irritates the rider and the passengers even at the toughest off-track.
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STAMFORD >> Marine police rescued two men who got stranded on a breakwall in Stamford Harbor after their fishing boat sank.
The Stamford Advocate reports the men were marooned on the east breakwall Monday for about 45 minutes while waves driven by strong winds crashed around them.
The two men, Orlin Lumus and Vinicio Sosa, declined medical treatment.
Lumus told the paper that steep waves in Long Island Sound swamped their 21-foot boat while they were fishing. Sosa said the men had to swim quite a distance to reach the breakwall.
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says he will be "very disappointed" if the team does not make further progress at the Chinese Grand Prix.
After a poor opening weekend where McLaren was well off the pace in Melbourne, the team produced an impressive recovery to give Jenson Button an outside chance of a podium in Malaysia before a pit stop error ended his hopes. Whitmarsh said that the improvements made at Sepang had given the team a lot of data to work with and that he expects McLaren to be able to build on that in China in a fortnight's time.
"We've got some good data and I think we've now got an opportunity to go out there and improve upon it," Whitmarsh said. "We know what we had [in Malaysia] isn't optimal for various reasons. We did some experiments, it responded to those experiments and I would be very disappointed if we don't take another step in China and that's what we're going to do."
While the bumpy Albert Park circuit was given as one reason the car did not perform so well in Australia compared to Malaysia, Whitmarsh said the team must improve the car in all areas, but admits he is glad to be going to modern circuit facilities in China and Bahrain next.
"Yeah, but we've got to get better; a good race car has got to be good on bumps or any kind of a circuit so we've just got to improve the car. We can improve the car from where it was in Australia. I think the improvements we made [at Sepang] were not just circuit related; I think we made some small steps forward with the car. Not as much as I'd like but some reasonable steps."


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On Thursday, I was walking the dogs. We were just nearing the end of the street. Steps away from the park. The dogs were pulling and I sped up. Stepping onto the grass, assuming it was less slippery than the pavement, I fell. One leg under me, one leg outstretched. I managed to keep both leashes in my hand. I got up. We continued our walk.
On Friday, I had started the car. The dogs and I were headed over to Lucy's house for a playdate with Wolf. I left the dogs in the house while I spread a blanket in the backseat of my car. We were running a bit late. I was dragging, thanks to a 4:30 am bedtime. I would make up time by running back into the house. Across a patch of ice. And onto my knee.
This morning, I skated. And I skated fairly well. There were just five minutes left in the session. I busied myself doing footwork. Intricate, yes. But not jumps. Not spins. I pushed myself through the footwork sequence, knees bending as they should, blades cutting into the ice quietly. It was easy, until it wasn't. Until I leaned too far back, ran out of blade, fell hard on my backside. It was startling, really. I hardly ever fall. And when I do, it isn't like that: not on footwork, not so violently and unexpectedly. I should have hit my head. I didn't.
That's how I ended my 2009. And how I started my 2010. By falling down hard. And getting back up.
I have bruises to show for it.
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The boys from Nai Harvest, the UK-based indie duo of Ben Thompson & Lew Currie, were nice enough to share their latest tune off Flower a 12″ split with label mates Playlounge. Since the release of their debut full length Whatever back in March of 2013, NH has gone under quite the face lift, making the progression from "emo revival" punksters to grunge dripping 90's influenced shoegazers. The latter can be heard on their most recent and highly successful Hold Open My Head EP released via Dog Knights (UK) and Boston's very own Topshelf Records. Buttercups follows the same transitions meandering through distorted gritty power chords, crashing symbols and atmospheric overtones all sandwiched together by Thompson's hallowed vocals and impassioned lyrics. The track leaves us with a warm glow under our chins and a sweet taste in our mouths. Look out for these two in the near future!
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Hate the Player is a comic based on a number of concepts Tron, and Quantum Leap. The overall idea is the character M.C. (A play on words for Main Character). A horrible game magazine reviewer who gets transfer'd into the game world by Beans, who use to be a developer until M.C. ruined him, now an editor who came to get revenge on M.C., He forces M.C. to re-enact the various game worlds as the Hero of the world, until a freak glitch causes issues.


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February is Black History month. In public schools and community centers across the United States, Black History month means that the busts of presidents on January's bulletin boards have been replaced by images of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. As a nation, we pause to recall our terrible history of race-based slavery and the incredible struggle for liberation and human dignity that this injustice inspired. But we often overlook the role that faith played in this struggle. Nevertheless, history has a way of inserting itself in the present. The radical faith that inspired prophetic leadership from Sojourner Truth to Martin Luther King, Jr., is now igniting a contemporary civil rights movement in North Carolina, led by the Rev. William J. Barber.
First, a bit of background: In Wake County, North Carolina, a new school board backed by national tea party conservatives spent the past year working toward a 'neighborhood schools' plan designed to end bussing and do away with race and class as determining factors in students' school assignments. This plan replaces the integration policies that Wake County implemented 35 years ago, more than 20 years after the Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. 'Separate but equal' was illegal for a generation before it was abolished in North Carolina.
But even though it came slowly, change did come to North Carolina. In 1976, Wake County instituted a policy that merged Raleigh city and Wake County schools, creating a diverse school system that was celebrated as a national model. In 2009, University of Syracuse professor Gerald Grant published Hope and Despair in the American City with the subtitle, 'Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh.' That same year, Wake County citizens reported 94.5 percent satisfaction with their schools in a school board-commissioned survey.
Despite all of this, Wake County's school board has moved forward with their plans to create a neighborhood school system, hiring a new superintendent from out of state when the former superintendent resigned in protest. The board's decisions have sparked the expected political debate between left and right. They've also drawn the attention of national news stories, even showing up on Comedy Central's Colbert Report. But, like our conventional memory of Afro-American history, most reports on the controversy in Wake County have overlooked the prophetic leadership of Rev. William Barber.
When Barber was arrested with three others at a Wake County School Board meeting last summer, the action was identified as an extreme form of political protest. Acting in his role as president of the state chapter of the NAACP, Barber calmly articulated the concerns of North Carolina's minority citizens, explaining that an extreme situation had demanded nonviolent direct action. When he went head-to-head with school board member John Tedesco on CNN, Barber stuck to the facts, appealing to educational research and the school board's own bi-laws.
This public face of the debate, however, did not reveal the David and Goliath proportions of the struggle behind the scenes. While Tedesco and his Republican majority colleagues have been backed by national tea party conservatives and their money (to the extent that some of them have not, like school board members elsewhere, continued in their previous employment), Barber has led a state-wide grassroots campaign while keeping his day job as pastor of the Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Identifying re-segregation as a growing problem more than five years ago, Barber began building the HKonJ coalition of more than 100 state and community organizations committed to bringing the people's agenda to the NC State Legislature the second weekend of February each year. On February 12, the 102nd anniversary of the NAACP, the coalition expects more than 10,000 people from across North Carolina to march on Raleigh.
In an era when political campaigns are largely determined by which side can raise the most money, how do we account for a grassroots civil rights movement of this proportion? Half a century after the Brown decision, some might say that integrated schools are so fixed in America's conscience that our nation would never allow public schools to go back. Yet, without the tireless organizing of a pastor in North Carolina, one of our nation's best school systems might have re-segregated without much objection.
At the Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, supporters of the HKonJ coalition gathered last week for an interfaith mass meeting. After testimony from community leaders, students and parents, Rev. Barber stood to address the group. He reviewed the facts, re-stated the NAACP's position, and rallied the crowd with the movement's mantra: "Foreword ever
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Not all VPNs are made equal, particularly when it comes to privacy and security. While using a VPN is often as simple as tapping a button, there's a lot of work needed behind the scenes to ensure your connection protects you online. A great VPN is constantly investigating threats to its users' privacy and security and improving its service to protect them.
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hide your browsing activity and app data from your ISP,
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Ideally, a VPN should do all of these things consistently from the instant you turn it on up until the moment you choose to turn it off, whether that's for a few minutes, several hours, or even days at a time.
In reality, however, not all VPNs are able to accomplish this. There are some scenarios—such as when your device unexpectedly disconnects from the VPN server—where your private information might be exposed, if only for a moment. We call this a leak.
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