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Hi All! Remember back in July when I promised to get this weekly series back on track… Yeah that didn't really work out so well, did it?? But silly me for thinking August was a month for getting anything back on track! Now September on the other hand that is a month for getting things back on track. September is all about creating new routines and reestablishing old ones. What other month do you approach organizing and planning with such vigor and excitement?! Can't think of one can you? Let's hope that my vigor and excitement gets redirected to getting this series back on track! You know what they say if you want something done, give it to a busy person…
Well my wish for you this Friday is that you have survived the first week (or two) of the 'Back to School' craze and that you have some fun plans to soak up the last of the warm weather and sunshine this weekend!
So simple, almost an intuitive combination, but I love this recipe from love & olive oil for their So Long Summer Salad. Fresh greens, tomatoes, and burrata with a balsamic glaze. Doesn't get much easier, or more delicious! Just goes to show you really don't need to reinvent wheel every meal (or every blog post).
But special mention should also go to these gorgeous looking honey hoisin back bay ribs over on Spoon Fork Bacon!
Maybe I should retitle this 'The cookbook I am currently lusting after'. If you haven't jumped on the Great British Bake Off bandwagon yet, you really should.. immediately! While a new series (the 6th) is airing in Britain, PBS has just started airing an older series here in North America (I think it's the 4th). It is so so British, just really lovely. No yelling or backstabbing, the bakers frequently help each other and always hug the departing contestant. While a few previous contestants have published cookbooks, I just ordered Richard Burr's new BIY: Bake it Yourself. Arriving from Amazon UK, I can't wait to bake! From builder to baker, umm maybe I can persuade the lovely husband to give baking a go…
Motivation is needed when it comes to packing lunch. At least for me. Leftovers are my usual default or a wrap with a few carrot sticks. I'm actually bored just typing that. So I love this collection of 50 bento box lunch ideas for inspiration to make lunch a little more fun for you or whoever you're packing lunch for.
I stumbled across this Napa travel guide this week and spent a good hour – okay probably more – lusting after the beautiful photos and travel tips. My only concern with visiting Napa is that I'm not sure I'd come home!
A $20 Oregon Pinot! Amazing! But please I don't even want to know what you pay for Underwood Pinot Noir in the US. In Canada a $20 Pinot of this quality, especially from Oregon, is a steal of a deal. It's really just a fun glass of wine. Nothing overly complicated, bright with ripe fruit flavors. All I can say is if you spy this gem in your local wine shop be sure to buy a bottle (or two) to stock up for the weekend.
Andrew Moravcsik shares his story of being the lead parent or the other side of the 'why woman still can't have it all' story. Two fantastic articles that are most definitely food (like a full roast dinner food) for thought.
Let me know what has motivated and inspired you this week? How have you survived this first week of back to school? Any favorite new recipes or wines you want to share? I'd love to hear what you Friday Favorites are!


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Chapter 9:
We played video games until they all got home from school. Katie ran up to Austin and hugged him. "I've missed you." Katie said "I've missed you too." Austin said and Katie smiled going up to me and hugging me. "Jake, I heard about the Army." Austin said and Jake looked worried "You will be a good soldier." Austin said smiling and Jake smiled "Thanks Austin. Are you two dating now?" Jake asked "We're friends." I said joking "Yes we're dating now." Austin said "It's about time." Colleen said and I smiled at her "So this is a big summer for you Coco. " I said "I know. High school next year." Colleen said and I smiled at her.
Austin and I excused ourselves and went to the kitchen to start on dinner. Alicia and Katie are sitting at the table coloring. Josh, Connor, and Jake were playing video games; Colleen was in her room doing teenage girl stuff. "What's for dinner Lex?" Austin asked me "Chili cheese hot dogs, and chili cheese fries." I said "Sounds good Lex." Austin said and I smiled at him. I started the hot dogs and my phone went off "I have a text message babe. Can you get it?" I asked while making the chili and he smiled at me. He handed me the phone and I clicked on the text and smiled. "Allie is at her parents place. She spent the night in the dorm alone finishing her packing." I said and Austin smiled at me. "You really had a great year, didn't you?" Austin met me "I guess so. They're really good friends." I said and Austin smiled at me.
My mom came home and smiled at us "Hey Austin. It's been so long since you have been here." My mom said and Austin smiled at her "Hello Mrs. Summers." Austin said and she smiled at her "You cooked?" My mom asked me "Yes I did. Go get change." I said and she smiled at me and went upstairs. Aaron came home and smiled but went upstairs to change as well. "Dinner is ready." I yelled after setting the table and putting the food on the table. Everybody came in and we all sat down and ate dinner. After dinner I did the dishes and Austin helped me do the dishes. I kissed him good-bye on the porch and he went home.
I cleaned the house after dinner and sat outside on the porch on the swing. Colleen came out, she had her homework with her. "I need help." She said and I helped her and we just sat outside, I hugged her. "I've missed you. I've missed having you around here." Colleen said "I've missed you too." I said and I hugged her.
The next day I went jogging early in the morning and passed by the park. I see Noah and I smiled I walked over and Brent sees me and runs up to me "Lexie!" He said I didn't think he would remember me; he's almost four years old. Caylee is two years old now; I know she doesn't remember me. "Hey Lexie." Noah said and I smiled at him "Hey Noah." I said smiling at him "How are things with you?" I asked "Good." He said motioning for me to sit down and I smiled at him "Things are good with me as well." I said "How was Duke?" He asked me "good." I said and he smiled "Ashley and I are done for good. " He said "I'm sorry about that." I said "It's okay. Are you with Austin?" He asked me "Yes I am." I said and he smiled at me "That's good." He said and I spent some time with him and hugged him good-bye. "It was good to see you again Noah." I said and he smiled "Yes it was." He said.
I made it home and I see Nicole sitting there "I've missed you!" I said running up to her and hugging her. "I have missed you too." She said and I smiled "So tell me everything!" I said "Mark and I broke up a week ago." Colie said "Oh Colie." I said and she smiled "It's okay. After the break I will find a better guy." She said and I smiled "It feels weird being home." I said "Tell me about it. I got home and spent time with them and then went to bed." Nicole said and I smiled "Tonight will be amazing." I said "I know it will. I can't wait." Nicole said and I smiled Austin's birthday is June 15th, Nicole's is July 15th, and mine of course is August 15th.
It's now June 9th and we're all getting ready to go to Jake's graduation. I'm wearing a cute summery strapless dress. I had on a cute pair of sandals and made my way downstairs. My hair was down and wavy, I was going to get it cut tomorrow. After Jake's graduation we go out to eat for dinner to celebrate it. This is his weekend to celebrate it, Monday morning he was going to sign up for the Army. I was going with him Monday to be supportive and I'm glad for that.
The next morning I woke up around six and put my hair in a sloppy ponytail, I got dressed to go jogging and went jogging. I went all around the neighborhood and then down the beach, it was beautiful. On my way back from jogging a couple miles down the beach the sun was rising so I watch the sunrise, it was beautiful. I made my way home, it was eight in the morning. I made breakfast and Katie and Alicia were the first ones up. "Morning sissy." They said "Morning." I said and they smiled at me "How did you sleep?" I asked "Good." They said and I smiled at them, Josh and Connor came out next and nodded. The last one to rise at nine was Jake "Morning." He said "Morning." We all said and we began eating breakfast.
"What are your plans for the day?" My mom asked everybody "Work. Then Adam's." Connor said "Work, and a party afterwards." Jake said "Going to my friends Caleb's house." Josh said "Going to my friend Lucy's house." Alicia said "I have a play date with Macy and Mandy." Katie said "Oh yeah." My mom said "Golfing with friends." Aaron said "Mall." I said "Can I come?" Colleen asked me "Sure. I'm getting my hair cut." I said "Can I mom?" Colleen asked "Sure." She said "What are you going to do?" I asked mom "After taking Katie, Alicia, and Josh places relax at home." She said and we all smiled as soon as breakfast ended the family spilt up.
I got changed into denim shorts, and a brown tank top. I brushed my hair and grabbed my wallet and sunglasses. We got in my car and I turned the radio up, I got this car brand new on my Sweet Sixteen. It's in great shape; it's the best car I could ever wish for. We made it to the mall and I see a bunch of people from high school there. I see Austin and Nicole hanging out I wave to them and they smiled. We went to the hair salon and signed in. Colleen was talking about school and her year while we waited.
Austin's Pov:
"Oh god there's Lexie. " I said when I saw Lexie and Colleen walked into the mall "Don't worry she doesn't suspect anything." Colie said and I sighed when she waved at us and went into the hair salon. "It's not like I'm cheating on her or anything." I said and Colie laughed "Of course not. You and I are friends." She said "Come on friend. We don't have much time. After their appointments she's going to want to hang." I said and Colie smiled at me "You're still the same boy." "What?" I asked "The same sneaky little boy." Colie said and I rolled my eyes at her "Well hurry up girlie." I said.
Submitted: April 25, 2012
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In addition to the snazzy paint job the £12,145 Black and While both get a faux diffuser at the rear to add some aggression and 15-inch dark grey alloys and some 'Black Edition' or 'White Edition' graphics.
Under the bonnet you will find Mazda's 1.3 litre petrol producing 74bhp and hooked up to a five-speed manual gearbox.
Inside Mazda say you'll find body-coloured accents to the door trim and air vents, black cloth upholstery with red piping, glossy Dark Grey audio panel and steering wheel inserts.
The special edition also gets upgraded standard spec with manual air-conditioning, a CD player with two speakers, USB and AUX connectivity and a no-cost option steering wheel-integrated Bluetooth® hands-free system.
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Who wants to see the Shiraz I've been drinking? You? Yay!!!
First up we have a 2012 Zilzie, picked up on a 2-for-1 deal at First Choice Liquor, normally $11/bottle. Very easy to drink, not too heavy table wine :)
This Rook's Lane 2013 was in a mix dozen of reds I got from WineMarket.com.au via a Groupon deal. It has a cool bird on the label! He looks mean. And tough. Like a shiraz drinker! :p
Also from that box, the Crackerjack shiraz. This one also looks serious. A woody.
Malindi Vitners from the Clare Valley. Pretty much can't go wrong with the Clare Valley, though my go-to from that region is a dry Riesling :)
For years I was scared of drinking Wolf Blass. The story goes, I was on a lunch cruise on the Tuggerah Lakes with my boyfriend, and a bottle of Wolf Blass sparkling white was included. They mustn't have washed out glasses properly, because the wine tasted soapy, and I couldn't detatch that from the thought of Wolf Blass. But, I've moved on. And this Eaglahawk was delish!
And Ol' faithful. The "Clean Skins" CR01 Shiraz from Dan Murphy's / BWS. Not the DM04. The DM04 is cheaper, and you do notice the 50c difference on a $4.99 bottle :p
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THQ'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED de Blob(R) FRANCHISE TO BE KEY ANCHOR FRANCHISE OF NETWORK'S EXPANSION INTO THE CHILDREN'S/FAMILY MARKET WITH LAUNCH OF NEW SYFY KIDS BANNER
New York, NY and Agoura Hills, CA - February 11, 2010 - Syfy, the premier television and online destination for imagination based entertainment and leading interactive entertainment developer and publisher THQ (NASDAQ: THQ!) have entered into a comprehensive strategic alliance through which the companies will create new concepts/intellectual property as well as develop some of the world's premier video game franchises into fully integrated multi-platform properties. The first property in the strategic alliance will be the critically acclaimed de Blob(R) franchise.
The deal with THQ comes as Syfy prepares to launch an aggressive expansion of its brand into the kids space with the unveiling of its Syfy Kids banner. Dedicated to serving the all-important youth market of 2 - 17 year olds, Syfy Kids is being designed to deliver compelling content across multiple platform that enables young consumers to stimulate their imagination with fantastical worlds, stories and characters in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, paranormal and action/adventure. de Blob(R) will serve as a key foundation for Syfy Kids.
"This deal with THQ is an important foundation in building the Syfy Kids brand and delivering cutting-edge, interactive, story-telling experiences that live beyond the linear television screen. Syfy Kids will bring the wonder and excitement of imagine-based entertainment to a whole new generation of born digital consumers who expect their media on any platform, any place, any time. We want to build transmedia experiences that will excite and involve them and THQ is an extraordinary partner that shares our vision," said Dave Howe, President, Syfy.
"We are pleased that de Blob has been selected as a foundational character and storyline for Syfy's new Syfy Kids brand," said Doug Clemmer, Executive Vice President, THQ Kids, Family and Casual Games. "We look forward to working closely with Syfy to introduce de Blob's colorful world to a new audience of young adults via webisodes, television and other media, broadening awareness for this loveable hero."
Danny Bilson, THQ Executive Vice President, Core Games, added, "We are very excited to be working with leading entertainment company Syfy to help build broad awareness for our owned IP's across all major media. This agreement underscores our �transmedia' strategy, which means that all of our original IP's are designed to inspire movies, television, toys and other media. By extending our brands to other media, we build huge awareness and momentum for our games."
One of the most acclaimed video game titles of 2008 and one of the true breakout Wii hits of that year, de Blob(R) presents the adventures of the lovable yet edgy title character who must save the world from an oppressive monochrome future. Taking on the evil I.N.K.T. Corporation who has declared "Color is a Crime!" and leeched Chroma City of all its beauty and interest, its up to de Blob(R), and his underdog group of determined Color Revolutionaries, to use their unique abilities to color the world back to life to restore order and free the citizens from a black and white future. Syfy will initially focus its de Blob(R) development efforts on webisodes, television and consumer products. THQ plans to publish new games based on de Blob across multiple gaming platforms in its fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.
The THQ property development strategy will be managed by Alan Seiffert, Senior Vice President Syfy Ventures, Syfy's portfolio of media and non-media businesses which transcend the television screen and leverages the deep affinity the Syfy audience has with the most main stream and profitable genre world-wide. In addition to the Channel, these businesses include the new Syfy Kids banner, Syfy Games, Syfy Media, and Syfy Gear.
"With Syfy Ventures, we are looking to collaborate with the best companies and creators that push the boundaries of imagination through compelling stories and technology," said Seiffert. "THQ is in an elite category in the games business with its approach to storytelling. This deal offers us tremendous opportunities to further our connection with our audience and build relationships for our brand with new audiences, such as kids, through the unique way we plan to approach and develop properties with THQ across multiple channels."
About de Blob(R)
Upon its unveiling at the E3 trade show in 2008, de Blob(R) achieved broad critical acclaim, including Best Platform Game and Special Achievement for Innovation from leading game site IGN. In de Blob, the evil I.N.K.T. Corporation has declared "Color is a Crime!" and leeched Chroma City of all its beauty and interest. Only de Blob(R) can save the world from an oppressive monochrome future with his unique abilities to color the world back to life. Players take on the heroic role of de Blob(R) and lead an underdog group of determined Color Revolutionaries in a battle against massive tank battalions, speedy I.N.K.T. racers and elite Inky soldiers on a quest to free the citizens of Chroma City.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and its logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in 95 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)
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Book Condition: Very Good
Unpaginated (approx. 32p.) Property stamps on endpapers and title page, jacket has chips and tears to edges especially at corners and spine is sunned. Scribner's Library Binding. Oblong. Illustrator awarded Newbery honors for his books, Song of the Pines (1950) and The Avion My Uncle Flew (1947). Color illustrations. (8-3/8"x10-1/4") Ex-Textbook.
Title: THE STORY OF LUMBER
Illustrator: Floethe, Richard
Categories: CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS,
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1962
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A physician who works in a frontier community.
While the inhabitants of The Wild West were tougher than case-hardened nails, they still could get hurt and sick. So there was a need for doctors, and the Frontier Doctor came west to fill that need. The frontier doctor needed to be tough and resourceful, since supplies were scarce, and the latest equipment was seldom at hand. He'd often be called upon to travel long distances at any hour of the day or night, and might even treat sick animals if no veterinarian was handy (the opposite - veterinarian instead of a doctor - is usually Played for Laughs).
With all that said, anyone who'd leave the soft, prosperous life of a doctor in the East had to have a pretty good reason. In fiction, the Frontier Doctor is often flawed. Perhaps he is an alcoholic, or killed a man, or is a Wide-Eyed Idealist who volunteered to come west without thinking it through. Which isn't to say that the characters in a Western aren't grateful that he's there to patch up their bullet holes and cure their pox.
The stress may turn him into a Dr. Jerk, given time.
As the territory becomes more civilized, this character becomes "the town doctor", with better access to equipment and supplies, but not much more rest as he or she's still basically the only physician for miles.
- Dr. Tex Farzenberg of After War Gundam X: quotes Verlaine, heals the sick, administers corrective pugilism when necessary, uses coffee to settle disputes and secretly practices billiards in the Freeden's game room at night. Truly a Renaissance Man.
- Partially, Action Girl and Team Mom Sally Po in Gundam Wing.
- Dr. Leonard McCoy in the aptly titled Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor. Set between the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the series follows a bearded Dr. McCoy as he works with the Starfleet frontier doctors program.
- Levi Mosley is the only doctor in town in Copperhead. Considering how many alien species are in the population he must be quite knowledgeable - even more so for successfully treating patients while staggeringly drunk.
- Dr. Lazarus in Outland.
- Don Knotts plays a dental version of one of these in The Shakiest Gun In The West.
- A The Three Stooges short has the boys becoming these, at the urgings of the professor of their medical school.
- Doc Velie in Bad Day at Black Rock.
- The Forgotten Frontier, a 1931 documentary about the nurses of the Frontier Health Service tending to the desperately poor mountain people of Appalachia. They're nurses, not doctors, but they fill this trope in every other way, riding horseback for fifty miles at a shot over difficult muddy mountain roads to deliver babies and take care of the sick. One actual doctor is shown in the last segment, going on a 25-mile ride that includes fording a river in order to tend to the gunshot victim.
- The Quick and the Dead: Redemption has one whose main function is to examine the fallen competitors and declare "This man is dead!". Spotted Horse turns out to be Not Quite Dead. Later, he plays a vital role when he keeps the scavengers away from the Lady's body as she is Faking the Dead.
- In Dead Again in Tombstone, Dr. Goldsworthy is the town doctor in Silver River. He first appears when he pulls Guerrero out of the river and saves his life. However, he turns out to be far more than a simple frontier doctor.
- Abigail in High Plains Invaders is actually a nurse, but she runs the town infirmary and fulfills the role of doctor.
- Grim Prairie Tales: Dr. Leaderman is both the doctor and The Sheriff of the tiny town where the fourth story takes place. He is not very good at either role.
- In The Man from Colorado, Judge Owen Devereaux's uncle Doc Merriam is town's doctor, and the only authority figure trusted by everyone in town.
- In Curse of the Undead, Doc Carter is a typical frontier doctor dealing with a strange wasting disease killing young women in the town. His chances of finding a cure are hampered because the disease does not have a natural cause. Even so, his interference gets him killed by the vampire responsible, both to halt his investigation and to stir up trouble between Doc's daughter and the neighboring Cattle Baron.
- Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning: Doc Murphy, the forts physician, is the only doctor in thousands of miles, and patches up Bridgette's hurt foot and tests people for signs of werewolf infection by seeing how they react to leeches.
- On the Discworld witches perform this role in out of the way communities such as Lancre, which is part of Pratchett's tendency to reference real world history and myth into his books. Many places in the British Isles used to rely on people who often styled themselves as witches, wizards or mystics for medicines as well as more practical matters like midwifery.
- In Time Enough for Love, Lazarus Long is living on a frontier planet and has mildly unpleasant dealings with the alcoholic (and only) doctor on the planet.
- In the novel Christy, Neil MacNeill is the doctor of a remote, impoverished Appalachian community in the early 1900s.
- Eccentric assistant Callum from later series of All Creatures Great and Small left to become a Frontier Vet, motivated not by any lack of skill but by his vast sense of adventure. For a while he practiced in Nova Scotia, then when it became too soft and civilised for him there he took himself off to Papua New Guinea instead.
- 'Doc' Leroy in the novels of J.T. Edson. 'Doc' was studying medicine when his father's murder caused him to drop out and take work as a cowhand. He spent a lot of time using his medical expertise as a doctor in a Closest Thing We Got manner. He eventually completed his qualifications in Doc Leroy, M.D..
- Star Wars: Kenobi: Minor character Doc Mell, the physician of the Pika Oasis, is a Mon Calamari. Like a traditional Frontier Doctor, he and his son have left an easy life for a much harder one, in this case because they're members of an aquatic species on a desert planet. They wear special cowls that keep their skin moist.
- Parodied in a series of The Armstrong and Miller Show sketches. "I work in Botswana, saving lives. Do YOU?"
- Doc Cochran of Deadwood. Man's got an extremely curmudgeonly disposition, and a glare that'd spook the eyebrows off a Mentat, but he's a compassionate soul tryin' to hold onto some fuckin' humanity in that godforsaken camp. If people'd listen to him more often, he might actually be able to do his job. He's also got a boatload of psychological trauma from his time in the Civil War, so the man's altogether a whole barrel o' laughs.
- Dr. Bill Baxter of the obviously-named Frontier Doctor series.
- Dr. Michaela Quinn of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
- Simon Tam of Firefly is a Frontier Doctor IN SPACE!, down to having once worked in a Hospital Paradiso on a Core World and being driven to the Frontier by a conflict with the law.
- A couple of episodes show more traditional versions (traditional, that is, apart from being on alien planets 500 years in the future).
- In the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Bashir comments about his new post saying this, and offending Major Kira in the process. (This is her home, and it doesn't seem like a distant frontier to THIS restless native.) On the other hand, he does go about occasionally making house-calls to neighboring planets, (including Bajor a time or two).
- Bashir later meets a classmate who took a prestige assignment with a starship, and she complains how boring her own assignment was as opposed to his own (the writers also uses this as a jab against The Next Generation and Voyager's problem of the week episodes compared to the arcs in Deep Space Nine). Keep in mind that Bashir said that he was thrilled to be assigned to DS9 for the excitement of working on the frontier, and that even if he hypothetically had a choice of any posting it's still the one he would have picked.
- Dr. McCoy in The Original Series is perhaps Trek's outstanding example of a Frontier Doctor—resourceful in the face of alien ailments, preferring simple homespun methods when possible, but cantankerous, eccentric, and not entirely happy with his lot (he fled to space on the heels of a divorce). Star Trek was pretty much the original Space Western, after all, and actor DeForest Kelley had an extensive background in westerns.
- Most of the Diagnosans in Farscape tend to occupy this kind of role.
- Archie Campbell played one on Hee Haw.
- Hiram Baker from Little House on the Prairie.
- More of a post-apocalyptic Scavenger World than the frontier, but Defiance has Doc Yewll, who responds to having a patient threaten her with her own force-scalpel by threatening to throw them out in the street.
- Frontier doctors feature in two successive episodes of Frontier Circus. In "Dr. Sam", a female doctor from back east temporarily joins the circus as circus doctor, hoping that the circus will grant her more freedom than the straitlaced world back east. In "The Hunter and the Hunted", Tony has to fetch a doctor after Casey is badly injured in an accident, only to find that the doctor is being hunted by a gang of outlaws.
- In Hec Ramsey, Doc Coogan is the town doctor for New Prospect. Because, as he puts it, "folks are so damn healthy", he doubles as The Barber. He is a good doctor, but a terrible barber. Hec eventually ropes him as The Coroner.
- Dr. Galen Adams, usually identified simply as "Doc," on Gunsmoke. The character was dramatically changed for the television series, however; see the Radio folder below.
- Dead Man's Gun: In "The Oath", a female doctor, who now owns the gun, must overcome the prejudice towards someone in her position to cure an epidemic.
- The Beatles: "Rocky Raccoon":
Now the doctor came in stinking of ginAnd proceeded to lie on the table
- Since I Left You by The Avalanches has a song called 'Frontier Psychiatrist,' based on a Wayne & Shuster skit.
- "Doc" Adams of Gunsmoke. The radio version was actually Dr. Calvin Moore, who'd killed a man in a duel and changed his name to avoid the man's vengeful friends; the television version was Dr. Galen Adams, and did not have such a dark backstory.
- Tex Rorschach, the Frontier Psychiatrist, from Wayne and Shuster, made famous by The Avalanches.
- "Doc" Holliday, of Real Life and many, many fictional accounts, was a frontier dentist, but is far better known for his gambling and gunfighting. (His consumptive cough apparently tended to scare off clients.)
- James Herriot sort of counts, working in a fairly remote and rural part of Yorkshire with sometimes limited resources.
- The Government of Canada gives incentives to medical students who choose to work in rural communities when they get their degrees.
- Most any "healer" PC - such as a cleric in D&D - in the vast majority of RPGs will fit the bill, although they often have access to magic in addition to gumption and bandages. In fact, in 3rd edition a cleric's lack of skill points and tendency to use Intelligence as a Dump Stat might mean that they have no actual training in the use of nonmagical healing practices.
- Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
- Dr. Lyle White in Assassin's Creed III starts a new life in the frontier Homestead, in order to help a couple deliver a baby (and also because the Redcoats were dragging his name through the mud back in Boston).
- Feodor Kuchin of Infinite Space has dedicated his life to bringing medical aid to frontier planets, low-profile work that doesn't generate donations for his employer, the Medic Organization. And then events conspire to make him join up as ship's doctor to an underage adventurer.


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Roseanne Barr Breaks Down in First Interview Since Scandal: 'I Lost Everything'
It's been a wild month of news surrounding Roseanne star Roseanne Barr, and it's not slowing down now that a spinoff without Barr has been given the green light.
Now, in an interview with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Barr is speaking out candidly about the backlash following her racist tweet and how her words affected people she's worked with for many years.
Roseanne Barr Says Her 'Racist' Tweet Was Actually About Anti-Semitism
Though the conversation took place just days after Roseanne's cancellation, the sentiment shared echoes that of her statement about the show's new spinoff.
"I regret the circumstances that have caused me to be removed from Roseanne. I agreed to the settlement [to allow the series to proceed without her] in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved," she said in a statement released Thursday, June 21.
In the nearly 40-minute interview, Barr and Boteach cover a lot of ground, but Barr's apology for the actions that initially cost her co-stars and crew their jobs has fans buzzing.
When Boteach asked Barr what she'd meant by her tweet and what her steps would be in order to repent for her actions, she responded, "Well it's not just about repentance, repentance is like self-reflection. And then after repentance, remorse. The point is to feel remorse in your heart because that's what unplugs your heart."
"You have to feel remorse, not just repentance. That's just a step towards feeling remorse... After your heart is unfrozen and after it stops being broken from the pain you caused others, you stop being a robot and you gotta' come back to God," she continued through tears. "So it's remorse, and I definitely feel remorse."
The TV star then addressed how her comments about former Obama administration advisor Valerie Jarrett were more than just career-damaging. "I have black children in my family. I can't, I can't let 'em say these things about that, after 30 years of my putting my family and my health and my livelihood at risk to stand up for people," Barr explained. "I'm a lot of things, a loud mouth and all that stuff."
'Roseanne' Submitted for Emmy Before Cancellation — Should It Be Recognized? (POLL)
"But I'm not stupid for God's sake. I never would have wittingly called any black person, [I would never had said] they are a monkey. I just wouldn't do that. I didn't do that. And people think that I did that and it just kills me," she continued crying.
"I didn't do that. And if they do think that, I'm just so sorry that I was so unclear and stupid. I'm very sorry. But I don't think that and I would never do that. I have loved ones who are African-American, and I just can't stand it. I've made a huge error and I told ABC when they called me."
As for Barr's Ambien defense, she did concede that the sleeping pill was no excuse for her actions. "You know, sometimes you reread your tweets, especially Memorial Day weekend at 2 am, on Ambien. And that's no excuse, but that is what was real."
Also revealed in the chat was that ABC previously asked her to leave Twitter before the show's spring premiere, so as to avoid any controversy. Ultimately, the decision to ignore these requests caused her to lose her job.
Barr shared, "And I said to God, 'I am willing to accept whatever consequences this brings because I know I've done wrong. I'm going to accept what the consequences are,' and I do, and I have. But they don't ever stop. They don't accept my apology, or explanation. And I've made myself a hate magnet... it's just horrible."
The Talk's Sara Gilbert on 'Roseanne' Cancellation: 'It's Sad to See It End in This Way' (VIDEO)
Time will tell if Barr will be forgiven, but until then, her former TV family is gearing up for The Conners, which is slated to debut in the fall. For Barr's full interview with Boteach, listen below.


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Who would have thought that the unifying note in the Time of Trump would be Vietnam? Our country, after all, has been tearing itself apart over ObamaCare, tax policy, Russian meddling, immigration, climate change and the Middle East.
Yet there was President Trump Monday, bestowing the Medal of Honor on a one-time Army medic who was advanced for our nation's highest award for valor by former President Barack Obama. It seems the two presidents actually agree on something.
And what they agree on is that a modest, retired coach and teacher from Michigan, James McCloughan, now 71, deserves our nation's highest military honor for deeds done nearly 50 years ago. And in a war on which our own Congress turned its back.
What a deeply satisfying moment.
Not that this is the first time that a recent president has reached back to award a long-overdue Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam. Just last year Obama draped the blue ribbon with white stars on an Army lieutenant colonel named Charles Kettles.
In Vietnam, Kettles had repeatedly flown his helicopter through heavy fire to rescue from an enemy attack 40 of his fellow GIs. It was an incredible display of valor. "Entire family trees," Obama said, "were made possible by the actions of this one man."
In 2014, Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam veterans. Sgt. Donald Sloat, honored posthumously, clutched an enemy grenade to his breast to save his buddies. The other, Command Sgt. Major Bennie Adkins, slew as many as 175 enemy soldiers while rescuing his comrades and sustaining 18 wounds himself.
Five years ago in a ceremony at Arlington Cemetery, Obama formally thanked the long-shunned veterans of Vietnam. And he went further, rightly calling America's treatment of its Vietnam veterans a "national shame, a disgrace that should never have happened."
It was Obama who signed the waiver legislation needed to enable James McCloughan to be awarded the Medal of Honor so long after the war (awarding the medal is restricted to the five years after the actions it recognizes). President Trump rose to the occasion, in a powerful White House ceremony.
It honored McCloughan for saving the lives of 10 fellow soldiers during 48 hours of desperate combat on a hill called Nui Yom. "It was as if the strength and the pride of our whole nation were beating inside Jim's heart," Trump said.
What a contrast to the way The New York Times is marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam in 1967, which it calls the year that changed the war and America. It's running a series riddled with praise for those on the Communist side or those who, while loyal to our side, opposed the war.
One piece celebrates "the women who fought for Hanoi," meaning Soviet-backed Communists of North Vietnam. "My First Anti-War Protest," reads another headline in the Times series. Another kvells about "a frontline nurse for the Vietcong."
There's a piece celebrating the glories of an antiwar concert. Another is by Joan Baez's ex-husband, who'd decided "my country was wrong" and chose jail rather than answer the Vietnam draft. The Times series also extolls Muhammad Ali for refusing the draft.
Unless I missed it, though, there's nothing about Jim McCloughan and the other outsized heroes who were touched by glory in Vietnam. Or about what turn history might have taken had we let the Communists seize Indochina without a fight.
These oversights might be rectified in the new series on Vietnam by documentary film-maker Ken Burns. It is set to be released in September. He and his filmmaking partner, Lynn Novick, have a piece in the Times series on the war.
"If we are to begin the process of healing," they write, "we must first honor the courage, heroism and sacrifice of those who served and those who died, not just as we do today, on Memorial Day, but every day."
A preview of their documentary makes clear how wracked with guilt are those who greeted returning veterans with sneers and jeers. One antiwar activist they filmed appears close to tears as she recalls such behavior.
Hence the importance of what Obama and Trump are doing. Let the next step in honoring the courage, heroism and sacrifice of those who served (and sometimes died) in Vietnam be finding a way to acknowledge that theirs was, as Reagan put it, a noble cause.


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- Patients with multiple chronic conditions are being forced into the care coordination driver's seat, Sumathi Reddy reports in The Wall Street Journal ~ When Patients Manage Doctors
- The hospital consolidation trend could drive up healthcare pricing without necessarily improving outcomes, Tim Xu, MPP, and colleagues write in this JAMA Viewpoint ~ The Potential Hazards of Hospital Consolidation: Implications for Quality, Access, and Price
- What happens when doctors have left-right confusion or face blindness? Abigail Zuger, MD, explores mistakes and prevention tactics in the New York Times ~ You Will See the Doctor's Fallibility Now
- America needs the FDA to govern pharmaceutical industry players and a loosening of this oversight could be disastrous for doctors and patients, Jerry Avorn, MD, asserts in Annals of Internal Medicine ~ In Opposition to Liberty: We Need a "Sovereign" to Govern Drug Claims
- What if drug and healthcare technology makers were actually incentivized to create things that drive costs down? Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, and Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH, propose reversing innovation incentives in a JAMA Viewpoint ~ Obstacles to Developing Cost-Lowering Health Technology: The Inventor's Dilemma
- New Jersey primary care physician uses his 342-acre farm to treat his patients, Jeff Tolvin reports in this Rutgers Today feature ~ Physician Grows Primary Care Practice on His Farm
- A meta-analysis of 73 randomized controlled trials found music reduced surgical patient pain and anxiety, according to this NPR Shots blog post by Richard Harris ~ Sutures With A Soundtrack: Music Can Ease Pain, Anxiety Of Surgery
- Quality metrics and financial penalties aren't going over with a lot of primary care clinicians, a Commonwealth Fund Primary Care Provider Survey found ~ Primary Care Providers' View of Recent Trends in Health Care Delivery and Payment
Fred N. Pelzman, MD, of Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates and weekly blogger for MedPage Today, follows what's going on in the world of primary care medicine. Pelzman's Picks is a compilation of links to blogs, articles, tweets, journal studies, opinion pieces, and news briefs related to primary care that caught his eye.


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In the movie Death Sentence, Kevin Bacon plays a character who spirals out of control as he seeks revenge against the gang members who killed his son.
Now Kevin has revealed that a scene at the end of the movie, where he shaves his head before the final assault, was in fact genuine.
"The funny thing about that was, uncharacteristically for a film, we were able to shoot it, and continue in sequence afterwards," he explains. "I said to James Wan, the director, that it would be great to see me actually shave my head and not have to use bald caps or wigs.
"So we scheduled it in that way. As we did the shot, it was kind of an intense moment, as you can only do it once. If it doesn't work, you're screwed.
"There's no growing the hair back."
However, after the final shot, Kevin wasn't too happy with the finished result.
"James grabbed the clippers and begins sculpting it just a little bit," says Kevin. "I looked at the back of my head and said: 'You've got to be kidding me, this is really weird.'
"But I really liked it because you get the feeling that the character has really gone over the edge."


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DOG / nutrition
When Should I Change My Dog's Diet?
If your dog is older or has new health concerns, it may be time to switch to a new food.
Diet & life stage
Dogs' nutritional needs evolve as they age. Take protein as one example: Growing dogs need lots of it; adult dogs need less. In senior dogs, too much protein can harm the liver and kidneys. Fortunately, there is dog food out there for each life stage. A puppy formula will have enough protein (and carbohydrates) for the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed youngster, while adult and senior formulas have different balances of ingredients. Senior-dog food also may include supplements such as glucosamine and chondroitin, which may ease stiffness in your old buddy's joints.
Diet & food sensitivities
If your pooch has symptoms such as an upset stomach or itchy skin, a food sensitivity may be to blame. Dogs can develop reactions to certain ingredients in their food—sometimes even after eating that ingredient for years with no problems. If your vet suspects that your dog has a food sensitivity, a diet switch is in order. Your vet may recommend trying novel proteins—a fancy way of saying "types of meat your dog has never tried."
Out with the old; in with the new
It's best to change your dog's diet gradually and systematically.
- Transition your dog to a new food by substituting a little of the new stuff for the old in their usual meal. Swap out a little more at the next feeding, and so on, for seven days.
- Wheat, beef, dairy, eggs and chicken are all common sources of sensitivity. Look for a new food that doesn't include any of these ingredients.
- Avoid giving your dog any treats or human food for at least six weeks while you're experimenting with a new diet.
- It may take as long as 12 weeks before you can tell whether a new diet regimen is working.
- If your dog develops any new symptoms, talk to your veterinarian.
7-day schedule to make a food switch
Day 1
- 75% old food
- 25% new food
Day 2
- 70% old food
- 30% new food
Day 3
- 60% old food
- 40% new food
Day 4
- 50% old food
- 50% new food
Day 5
- 40% old food
- 60% new food
Day 6
- 25% old food
- 75% new food
Day 7
- 100% new food
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Conveniently located on South Whidbey Island, Island Greens is an amazing par 3, 9 hole golf course, that has been called one fo the best courses of it's type in the state.
Come visit Island Greens, for a fun day of golf. We offer the only public driving range on South Whidbey Island, plus 9 holes of scenic, and challenging par-3 golf. Dogs are always welcome on our course, so bring out your furry friend to join you for your round. We are open dawn to dusk and run the course on the honor system, so be sure to bring cash or check to pay for your golf.
- 9/18 Holes Weekday: $9/$14
- 9/18 Holes Weekend or Holiday: $10/$15
- Driving Range Tokens: $3 (Available at Critters and Co. Pet Store at Ken's Corner – Directions Here)


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Starting on September 1st 2017, you, me and eight other amazing individuals are going on a six-month journey to create the lives we've always dreamed about.
If you're a business owner who's had success in your business, selling your services or products, but not quite reaching that level of success and satisfaction you expected, this is for you.
If you love the idea of connecting in a tightly-knit group of entrepreneurs, sharing your journey from unfulfilled entrepreneur to super-confident and focused leader, this is for you.
If you can't quite pinpoint what's missing in your business, but you know that you're not quite aligned with your true self, and you're not making the impact you know you could be making, this is for you.
The idea behind this Mastermind came from my own feeling of being disempowered, being trapped in my 9-5 job, knowing there was a more meaningful way of serving people and finding my place in the world, but not being able to find it alone.
Then I met a mind-set coach and mentor who showed me how to connect with my true values and beliefs, and how powerful I could be. All I had to do was change my inner story, transform the thought patterns and beliefs that lay deep down. This is an incredible journey I'm still traveling, and every step I take helps me feel more empowered and ready to reach behind me to help others. I want this to be a small, exclusive group of people who can most benefit from this work, and who I can really take the time to get to know and help in a bespoke way.
If you want to feel totally empowered, like you could take on the world and emerge victorious, this Mastermind is perfect for you.
Some say happiness is a myth, some say it's a journey not a destination, and others say it's the meaning of life. Whatever your own beliefs about happiness, I can guarantee you'd love to feel more of it. More joy, more contentment, more peace. Happiness doesn't have to be hard to find. A major aspect of this Mastermind is the creation and discovery of more sources of happiness in your own day to day life. At the end of the six months, I want you to be smiling so much your cheeks ache. People will look at you and wonder what your secret sauce is, and you can tell them. Happiness is within you.
Who doesn't want to be richer? Maybe Bill Gates? I'm sure there are many things you could do with more cash in your life. Money mindset is a topic that a lot of people talk about, but few people take the time to resolve their own issues with money, In this Mastermind, we'll get to the root of your relationship with money, and transform your bank balance as well as your mindset. How great would it be to have the financial freedom not to have to go to work if you chose not to? Being rich doesn't have to be about fancy cars and mansions (although it can if that's what you desire), it can simply mean having enough cash in the bank to not have to worry about unexpected bills.
If you want to develop a healthier attitude to money that attracts full-paying, high performing clients in abundance and repels debt, you need to join this Mastermind.
What do you get as part of the Mastermind?
- A VIP ticket to the Luxury Mastermind retreat in the Lake District on 27-30 October 2017
- 12 group coaching calls
- 12 individual 1:1 coaching calls
- Access to a secret Facebook group for Mastermind participants
- Facebook Ads masterclass
- Visibility and confidence training
- Lifetime access to all the other products I'll launch this year
- … and much more!
If you feel like you've been holding back in life, hiding your true power for fear of failure or upsetting other people, this Mastermind is exactly what you've been waiting for. By developing unshakeable confidence in your own strength, you can support and lead others to do the same, and help them to get past their own fears.
Life's too short to spend it wondering…
"What if I'd taken that opportunity?"
"What if I'd stepped up and listened to my heart?"
"How amazing would my life be now?"
Where will you be in February 2018?
These are some of the typical results you can expect from the Mastermind:
- The courage to make those big decisions you've been putting off because of fear
- The focus and clarity you need to create a fulfilling 6- 7- or even 8- figure business, on your terms
- A clear marketing strategy to attract high paying repeat clients
- Greater confidence in your own unique abilities, meaning you can finally charge what you're worth, and get rid of the imposter syndrome once and for all
Plus, as part of the Mastermind package, we'll be joined by special Guest Coaches – big names in the industry who will inspire, motivate and mentor you to take quantum leaps in your development as a leader and as a person. More details on these coaches will be revealed when you apply.
What's the investment for this incredible package?
Well, tickets for the VIP Luxury retreat are on sale for £5,000 each. I currently charge up to £500 per session for 1:1 coaching, and group coaching would be around £100 per session. Plus you'll get private access to me via the FB group, where you'll also be able to network in complete confidence and privacy with your fellow Masterminders. Add to that the guest coaching, additional training and products – and you can see that the value of the package is well in excess of £15,000.
Until August 1st, the total cost for the whole package is just £4,997. That's an incredible price, and after that it'll rise to £5997. Still a complete no-brainer, considering the amount of value and personal coaching you'll get!
That might sound like a big investment, but it's nothing compared with the amount of value you'll get from the experience. And investing in yourself can be the most powerful forms of motivation and self-care you can find. By telling yourself you're worth this, and more, and you're capable of showing up for this level of commitment, you'll automatically increase your confidence and sense of self-worth. And all the other participants will be sharing this journey and this new exciting standard of showing up, so you won't be alone!
I don't take a cookie-cutter approach to coaching. I know that everyone's an individual and needs different levels of support in different areas. Hence the 12 1:1 coaching sessions in addition to the 12 group coaching sessions. I offer a bespoke combination of gentle but powerful NLP and mind-set coaching, together with marketing, copywriting and social media training.
Whether you've got an MBA or a PhD in Physics like me and like to consider your options logically and make decisions based on logic and reason, or whether you're a high quick-starter and make decisions based on your gut, I'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion.
Joining the Empowered Happy and Rich VIP Mastermind is the best decision you'll make all year.
You can secure your spot now with a £900 deposit, using the link below:
There are only 9 spots available in total, and I want to make sure we have the perfect mix of people, so once you've made your deposit, we'll have a chat to make sure this is the right programme for you. If we agree it's not, I'll refund your deposit straight away.
Once you're in, you can then pay the rest in 1, 3 or 6 installments, whatever's easiest for you. As soon as you're on board, we'll get started with the 1:1 coaching sessions, and you'll have access to all the other bonuses in the package.
The group coaching calls will be arranged to suit as many people's diaries as possible.
This is the year you'll reach your full potential. I'm super excited to help you get there!
Reminder: the Luxury Mastermind Retreat will take place in the Lake District on October 27 to 30. If you can't make these dates, but still want to join the Mastermind, let me know and I'll arrange for you to receive tickets to another event of the same value.
Ready to get started?
Have any questions?
You can contact me any time via email at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll get back to you within 24 hours. Let me know in the email if you'd prefer to chat in person and I'll set up a call.


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Design Science Association – Portland, OR
August 19, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Creation Presentations and Field Trip with Dr. Danny Faulkner from Answers in Genesis at the Design Science Association in Portland, OR.
WHEN: Saturday, August 19th
9:00 am – Biblical Cosmology
10:15 am – What's so Special about this Eclipse?
WHERE: Greater Portland Bible Church
2374 SW Vermont St
Portland, OR 97219
CONTACT: Marianne Pike
Biblical Cosmology and What is so Special about this Eclipse?
This is the weekend of a rare total solar eclipse which can be seen first from the state of Oregon as it passes over the U.S. Dr. Faulkner will first share with us an hour presentation on Biblical cosmology. After a short break, he will then share more specifically about the uniqueness of the total solar eclipse.
There will be a day trip Monday, August 21 with Dr. Faulkner to view the total solar eclipse in Central Oregon. Space is very limited and is filling up quickly.
COST: Free presentations. Day Trip is $50 per person (If interested in the day trip, contact Marianne Pike @email@example.com or 503.894.0841.)
Saturday, August 19th
9:00 am – Biblical Cosmology
10:15 am – What's so Special about this Eclipse?
Greater Portland Bible Church
2374 SW Vermont St.
Portland, OR 97219
Sunday, August 20th
9:00 am – The Wonder of God's Creation
10:45 am – The Wonder of God's Creation
Oregon City Evangelical Church
1024 Linn Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Sunday, August 20th
5 pm – What About Aliens and UFO's?
Rivercrest Community Church
3201 NE 148th Ave.
Portland, OR 97230 US
Monday, August 21st
3:00 am – Eclipse Viewing: Buses depart for the Warm Springs Reservation
Sandy Baptist Church
34435 SE Jarl Rd.
Boring, OR 97009 US
Dr. Danny R. Faulkner – earned graduate degrees in physics and astronomy and taught at the University of South Carolina Lancaster for over 26 years. Dr. Faulkner is a member of the Creation Research Society and also serves as the editor of the Creation Research Society Quarterly. He has written more than a hundred papers in various astronomy and astrophysics journals, and is author of Universe by Design and The New Astronomy Book. View resources by Dr. Danny Faulkner.


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Mars issues mass candy bar recall after plastic was found in a Snickers bar
SINGAPORE — U.S. chocolate maker Mars has issued a recall of its Netherlands-made candy across 55 countries, after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.
Mars voluntarily recalled its confectionary, saying in a statement that affected products were manufactured in the Netherlands between Dec. 5 last year and Jan. 18, and come carrying the label "Mars Netherlands".
Although the private company hasn't been specified which 55 countries the recall would affect, Germany has since confirmed that it is on the list.
Mars had initially pointed out that most of the countries affected were in Europe, but now Singapore has confirmed it imports Netherlands-made Mars products. Singapore's food safety authority said on Wednesday it is recalling all Dutch Snickers, Mars, Milky Way and Celebrations candy bars.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) confirmed the country does indeed bring in Mars Chocolate products manufactured in the Netherlands, and has advised people to avoid consuming products labelled as such.
As with most recalls, it will take some time before stocks can be fully swept in the 55 countries. A Swiss journalist pointed out that she was able to buy a Dutch candy bar that falls between the affected periods from a vending machine on Tuesday:
#Mars candy bar recall. I got one from the vending machine today and the wrapper says...... @brentgofftv @dwnews pic.twitter.com/7DvoY8kU5k
— Fanny Facsar (@FannyFacsar) February 23, 2016
The Dutch food safety authority said in a media release that the plastic found in the candy bar was a choking hazard. The affected list of products include Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, Celebrations and Mini Mix.


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Just read my first book by Vietnamese Buddhist monk and author Thich Nhat Hanh (now in Plum Village in France). This little guy totally got to me.
"Do not fight against pain; do not fight against irritation or jealousy. Embrace them with great tenderness, as though you were embracing a little baby. Your anger is yourself, and you should not be violent toward it."
"The real miracle is walking on the earth, not walking on water or fire. The real miracle is walking on this earth."
"But if you are a slave, even if only the slave of an idea, happiness will be very difficult for you to achieve. That is why you should cultivate freedom, including freedom from your own concepts and ideas. Let go of your ideas, even if abandoning them is not easy."
So thanks, you fabulous Vietnamese monk lingering beautifully on the South of France in some fantastic place actually called "Plum Village." Thanks for the thoughts, and the book small enough to fit in my purse on public transportation, and the tiny chance to grasp at undeserved transcendence.
(above are selected quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh's You Are Here)


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Finally got to go out to LA and work with new and refreshing creatives. I worked with Nailah (@cloudnaiii) who is super sweet and an extremely talented photographer. Her, Brandon (@b_yourstylist), and I shared the same vision on this shoot and I LOVE how these shots came out! Our model (@melas.goddess) had beautiful and rich dark skin that I really wanted to amp up and showcase. The product I would like to highlight in this look is the Black Up Matifying Fluid foundation. Black Up is a cosmetics brand targeted to tan/dark skin tones. Their matifying fluid foundation is so creamy and full of color which I loved. A lot of deeper shades tend to have an orange undertone and Black Up has mastered the undertones of all deep skin tones. They know their clientele and this foundation laid so smoothly on the skin for a butter-like finish. It's an overall medium coverage that gives a natural, matte finish almost instantly. Matte, but never dry! Check out the products I used to prep her skin to achieve hydrating matte skin (sounds like an oxymoron but there's seriously such a thing!).
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Breakfast Club
St Martin's School runs a 26 place breakfast club each morning. It is run by Mrs Helen Falle and Mrs Tina Le Mercier. Children are offered a breakfast of fruit, toast, cereal, juice/drinks and something special when it is someone's birthday. Children have various games and activities to play after they have finished their breakfast.
The cost of the club is:
7.45am start - £3.80 per day
8am start - £2.80 per day
There is currently a waiting list. If you would like more information please contact Mrs Hidrio at the school office by coming into school or emailing her (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Now that the '80s have been effectively plundered of all their entertainment-related treasures, it's time for that most vanilla of decades, the 1990s, to give up the goods. Starting with a sitcom I can honestly say I never watched:
After months of speculation surrounding the "Boy Meets World" reboot, "Girl Meets World," it seems like the pieces are finally starting to come together.
Early last week, EW broke the news that 11-year-old Rowan Blanchard was cast to play the series' Girl, Riley Matthews. Since then, producers have also filled the spot of Riley's best friend, Maya (Sabrina Carpenter), and announced the addition of two more roles (including one, Shamus Farkle, who sounds a whole lot like "BMW's" resident geek Minkus).
So, who else can we expect to see on Girl Meets World? And what will Cory and Topanga be like now that they're all grown up?
Yes, who and what? The "why" is already answered, because just as with the decade before, kids who came of age in the '90s are entering uncertain adulthood and ready to soothe their nerves with some nostalgia. And this is just the beginning.
Family Matters Original Run: 1989-1998 Original Premise: "The Winslow family is a pretty normal family except for one thing: their neighbor, klutzy genius Stephen Urkel, whose misguided inventions threaten disaster at every opportunity. And really, doesn't that describe most families?" Give 'em the Reboot: Urkel was like Detective Munch of ABC's TGIF, crossing over with Step by Step, Full House, and Boy Meets World, all on a show that originally spun off from Perfect Strangers.
As for a reboot, Urkel -- like all adolescent nerds -- has grown into a bitter, reclusive adult. Laura (Kellie Shanygne Williams) returns to Chicago in an attempt to draw him out, but in the end it's the mysterious and brutal murder of Carl (Reginald VelJohnson), the only person Steve ever looked up to, that brings him out of hiding to find the killer. To find out if he succeeds, tune in to Family Matters: Special Victims Urkel.
Blossom Original Run: 1990-1995 Original Premise: "A teenage girl living in a house run by men -- after her mother ran out on them -- dreams what life would be like if she lived in a more conventional family and her entire life was composed of very special episodes." Give 'em the Reboot: Irreparably changed by a two-father upbringing (the ugly truth comes out) "Blossom" splits her time between Keno parlors and trips to the drugstore to buy cough syrup. During dry betting spells, she rooms with brother Joey, now a ranch hand, whose constant utterances of "Whoa!" never fail to cause hilarity at horse breaking time.
And as for Blossom's ex-best friend ... well, we all know what happened to Six.
Mad About You Original Run: 1992-1999 Original Premise: "Paul and Jamie Buchman are New York newlyweds coping with dilemmas familiar to all of us, such as finding a reliable dog walker and dealing with a wife who shows no outward signs of affection toward her husband." Give 'em the Reboot: Daughter Mabel is all grown up and attending NYU, where she always finds herself playing her long-divorced parents off against each other in the wacky Stark Raving Mad About You. Mom's an agoraphobe 9-11 "truther," while Dad's despair at never experiencing love again has driven him from documentary filmmaking into German scat porn.
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Step By Step Original Run: 1991-1998 Original Premise: "Frank Lambert, construction worker and father of 3, and Carol Foster, beautician and mother of 3, spontaneously get married while on vacation. Now they and their children have to learn to live together and love each other. It's not easy, but they're taking it step by step." Give 'em the Reboot: Frank and Carol are Time Lords, and are forced to deal with the ramifications of past realities intersecting with their own, including the mysterious appearance of a number of wealthy, amoral Texans and a man and woman claiming to be old roommates of Carol's fleeing from the mysterious "Roper." Anything's possible in TARDIS by TARDIS.
Friends Original Run: 1994-2004 Original Premise: "The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in that secret all-white neigborhood in Manhattan where you're able to easily find spacious apartments in spite of your shitty job." Give 'em the Reboot: Friends II: The Friendzoning finds Chandler and Monica in a loveless marriage: the former blogging for Gawker while she -- having gained all her weight back -- conducts Rascal tours of Manhattan for the morbidly obese. Rachel's high-powered career keeps her from making much more than guest appearances, which is just as well because Ross was killed in a Brontosaurus skeleton collapse. Phoebe lives C.H.U.D.-like in the sewers, and Joey is the junior senator from New York.


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Book Online Budget Luxor Overnight trip from Cairo Visiting the Highlights of Luxor.Tour Valley of Kings, Tour to Luxor and Karnak Temples, Tour to Hatshepsut Temple and Tour to Colossi of Memnon.
Private tour Includes internal flights, all airport transfers in Cairo & Luxor entry fees, lunch, expert tour guide and all transportation by private A/C Vehicles latest Model. Staying at 4 Stars Hotel
duration ( 2 Days )
At 3:30 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo by jakada Tours` Representative and Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Luxor. Arrival Luxor ,Our representative will meet you then start your Full Day Tour to The West Bank of Revier Nile Where you Visit Valley of Kings-Deir El Bahari Temple-Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Then Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant Based on Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included
Then visiting The East Bank Where you visit Karnak and Luxor Temples Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which is serious of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
Later Transfer you to a hotel in Luxor for Check in Dinner is included at the Hotel and Overnight in Luxor
Possibilities to do Luxor Temple at Night if Customer Preferred that From 18:00 to 21:00 pm
Meals Plan : Lunch at Local Restaurant and Dinner at hotel
At 7:00 am Pickup from your Hotel by jakada Tours Licensed tour guide then you will be transferred by Private A/C Vehicle to the West Bank of the Nile where you will visit Medinat Habu, it is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt.
Although other structures are located within the area, the location is today associated almost exclusively with the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III The temple, some 150m long, is of orthodox design and resembles closely the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (the Ramesseum).
It is quite well preserved and surrounded by a massive mud-brick enclosure, which may have been fortified. The original entrance is through a fortified gatehouse, known as a Mig dol (and resembling an Asiatic fortress). The name at least its French form, Rhamesséion – was coined by Jean-François Champollion, who visited the ruins of the site in 1829 and first identified the hieroglyphs making up Ramesses's names and titles on the walls.
It was originally called the House of millions of years of Usermaatra-setepenra that unites with Thebes-the-city in the domain of Amon.
Also, you will be able to visit some other temples inside Habu Temple Such as Temple of Amun dating to the 18th Dynasty, built by Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. It has undergone many alterations and modifications over the years, partially in the 20th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th Dynasties and the Greco-Roman period.
Then Continue your day Tour to Deir el Medina, known as The Valley of the worker, Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550–1080 BC) The paintings appear so fresh.
End your day Tour with a visit to Valley of the Queens it's is a place where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning –"the place of the Children of the Pharaoh", because along with the Queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (1550–1070 BCE) many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility.
The tombs of these individuals were maintained by mortuary priests who performed daily rituals and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility. The valley is located near the better known Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile across from Thebes (modernLuxor). This barren area in the western hills was chosen due to its relative isolation and proximity to the capital.
The kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of building pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be interred in rock-cut tombs to Preserve it as possible as they can from tomb robbers
(Optional) 60 $ P.P Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.
around 22:00 pm Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight Back to Cairo. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representative then transfer to your hotel in Cairo,
- Visit Valley of Kings
- Visit Luxor and Karnak Temples
- Visit Hatshepsut Temple
- Visit Colossi of Memnon
- Private Tour
- No Hidden Costs
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Diocese: Diocese of New England
Deanery: Connecticut Deanery
1070 Roxbury Rd
Southbury, Connecticut 06488
Website: christsaviorchurch.org
Office: 603-832-6791
Parish Contacts
Southbury, CT 06488-1237 US
Lay Leadership
Southbury, CT 06488
Christ the Saviour Mission is located at 1070 Roxbury Rd (also known as Rt 67) in Southbury, CT, at the intersection of Rts 172 and 67.
From the west
Tale exit 14 from I-84. Go north on Rt 172 for 4 1/2 miles, until you reach Rt 67 (there is a 4 way stop intersection). Turn left on 67, and right into the parking lot.
From the east
Take I-84 to exit 15. Go north on Rt 67 app. 1 1/2 miles. You will come to a light, where Rt 67 turns left (west). Follow 67 to Rt 172 (about 2 miles to a 4 way stop intersection). Go straight through the intersection, and turn right into the parking lot.
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Great Vespers (5:00 PM during winter months).
Saturday Evening
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
6:30 PM Vesperal Liturgy.
Eves of Great Feasts
6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, followed by Lenten supper.
Wednesday Evenings in Great Lent
For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Calendar on the parish website.
Confessions are heard immediately following Vespers and by appointment.
Parish Background
The true spirit of Orthodox Christianity has been witnessed in the development and growth of our mission community. The following paragraphs give a brief historical account of a few of the many landmark events that have occured over our first few years of our life in the Lord's Vineyard.
In the spring of 1991, Bishop Job gave his blessing to Fr Michael Koblosh to reactivate exploration of a Mission Station in Southbury. On June 15, 1991, our fist Divine Liturgy was held in the living room of the Aleandro family in Oxford with Fr Michael presiding. Two weeks later on June 29, we began to celebrate Great Vespers each Saturday at the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Southbury.
On October 13, 1991, our first Liturgy was held in a newly rented store front in Southbury. This store front would serve as our home for the next four years. During this four year period, Vladimir Aleandro was ordained to the Diaconate and Fr Michel was attached as Priest-in-Charge by Bishop Job.
On May 22, 1992, Bishop Job accepted a proposal of the community naming the mission Christ the Savior Orthodox Mission with St Nectarios of Aegina given as the Patron Saint of the Mission's Chapel.
Later in 1992, Bishop Job celebrated a Lesser Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and led a retreat.
In April of 1993, Metropolitan Theodosius made a pastoral visit to the Mission. Later that year, Fr Marc Vranes was attached to the mission and later was assigned the duties as Parish Priest as Fr Michael Koblosh was assigned as Rector of Holy Ghost Church in Bridgeport. In addition to Fr Michael's deep spiritual commitment to the mission community, Matushka Nadia Koblosh served as our Choir Director from June 1991 through July 1994.
In 1995, Deacon Vladimir Aleandro was ordained to the Priesthood by Metropolitan Theodosius and was assigned as Acting Rector while Fr Marc was attached to Holy Transfiguration in New Haven. In the summer of 1995, the Mission received notification that we would need to vacate our store front premises. While searching for a new home during the month of October, services were held at St John's Episcopal Church in Sandy Hook. In late October, guided by the Holy Spirit and through the community efforts of many parishioners, the Mission relocated to Middle Quarter Mall in Woodbury.
In 1996, Metropolitan Theodosius visited the new facility. During this visit, the Metropolitan tonsured Anthony Kruge as Reader, and blessed Gregory Curran and Nicholas Aleandro to wear the Sub-Deacon Orarion. The first two icons of our Iconostas, written by Fr Andrew Tregubov, were also blessed by the Metropolitan during his visit.
In 1997, Metropolitan Theodosius returned to the mission and tonsured Nicholas Solak as Reader. On January 30, 1998, Reader Anthony Kruge was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Beatitude at Three Holy Hierarchs Chapel at St Vladimir's Seminary. Early in 1999 two beautiful side panels of Icons written by Fr Andrew Tregubov were added to our Iconostasis.
In December 1999 the parish was gifted a four acre parcel of land for a new church. In early 2000, the community provided a full compensation package enabling Fr Vladimir to retire from his secular employment effective July 2000.
On February 2, 2003, John Zarras was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Metropolitan Herman at Three Hierarchs Chapel at St Vladimir's Seminary, Crestwood, NY.
In November 2003, Bishop Nikon and Fr Michael Koblosh joined us for a very special day. During Divine Liturgy, Gregory Curran was vested as a subdeacon. Following Liturgy, we all gathered at the new church site for a beautiful Ground-Breaking service. Many clergy from Woodbury and Southbury were in attendance.
Our first services in the new church were celebrated on September 4-5, 2004. During the weekend of June 3-4, the consecration services for the new church were held. Services were in the presence of and with the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada; and His Grace, Bishop Nikon of Boston, Administrator of the Diocese of New England. During the consecration service, Father Vladimir, in recognition of ten years of dedicated service to the Lord as a priest, was awarded the Gold Cross by the Metropolitan, elevating him to Archpriest.
Six sons of our parish have been ordained to the Holy Priesthood and three sons have been ordained to the Diaconate. All are actively serving in parishes. In addition, each year we act as a host parish for the Field Experience Program of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
Under the direction of Fr Andrew Tregubov, a plan for Phase II of Iconography for the church is being developed. Our parish is participating in Natural Church Development, the purpose of which is to assess a parish's health and to provide tools for growth. From that, small groups have developed a way to increase fellowship among our members and visitors.
In the five years since our building's consecration, many new families and individuals have joined our community. We have been blessed with a wealth of love and spirituality. We invite you to join us as we grow.


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Having a little one to look after has shed some light into how we get the software in most shops today. This quote is quite good in how it relates to our educational systems:
"For the true significance of Disneyland is that it reflects our notions of children - what they are, what is good for them, and what will please them. Children are a special class of human beings which came into existence with the industrial revolution, at which time we began to invent a closed world for them, a nursery society, wherein their participation in adult life could be delayed increasingly - to keep them off the labor market. Children are, in fact, small adults who want to take part in the adult world as quickly as possible, and to learn by doing. But in the closed nursery society they are supposed to learn by pretending, for which insult to their feelings and intelligence they are propitiated with toys and hypnotized with baby talk. They are thus beguiled into the fantasy of that happy, carefree childhood with its long sunny days through which one may go on "playing" - in the peculiar sense of not working - for always and always." - Alan Watts
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MATRS video (3 of 4)
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The Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team is proud to be affiliated with the Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists (MATRS) Here is the third of four video clips showing some of the MATRS technical rescue teams doing what they do best.
Go to www.MATRS.org for more information.
The Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team is proud to be affiliated with the Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists (MATRS) Here is the second of four video clips showing a few of MATRS technical rescue teams doing what they do best.
Go to www.MATRS.org for more information.
Confined space training in Amherst
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Built in 1928, the Amherst Fire Department Central Station serves as one of the oldest operating fire stations in Western Massachusetts. Below the apparatus floor is a twisting, dusty crawl space approximately 75 feet long with a height and width of only about 42 inches square. Add to the mix that the tunnel is is pitch black, there are hot pipes and stone pillars creating choke points along the way and random debris cluttering the floor, the tunnel made for a realistic and challenging setting for the WMTRT March 3, 2016 drill.
The scenario involved a worker who entered a confined space to perform maintenance and was overcome by a toxic atmosphere.
Rescuers entered the space in pairs. First teams into the hole focused on reaching the victim to perform an initial assessment and apply breathing apparatus connected to supplied air. After the area was surveyed, a fresh team returned to the victim with equipment needed to package him and begin the slow and difficult task of a horizontal drag operation, all while protecting the victim from further injury.
In addition to activity below grade, a large amount of work was going on above to assure adequate air was available for rescuers and the victim.
The rescue operation then transitioned to removing the victim vertically, out the small opening in the concrete floor using ropes, mechanical advantage systems and highpoint anchors. Hardwired communication systems are utilized in potentially explosive atmospheres to reduce hazards and improve direct contact with teams operating in the confined space. Supplied air provide rescuers with extended time to operate in these conditions. The disadvantage of both of these systems is the need to manage the lines while entering and exiting the space, as they might easily get ensnared by an obstacle along the way, delaying the operation or potentially worse.
Teams are staged, ready to enter the space or perform additional rescues.
The rescue operation took well over an hour to complete, but eventually the victim was removed from the space.
A great deal is learn by WMTRT members each time they have the opportunity to utilize training and equipment in these realistic settings.
The team would like to thank Chief Nelson and the rest of the Amherst Fire Department for hosting the March 2016 training, and both the Western Mass Fire Chiefs Association and Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council for their ongoing support.
This conversation between WMTRT Assistant Team Leader Daryl Springman, Berkshire Team Leader Jason Saunders and Westover Fire Department Captain Paul Bradford is the last in the series from the February high angle training on the base. WMTRT would again like to extend a thank you to Westover and is looking forward to another opportunity to work together again in the near future.
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