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Soul Catcher
From the gothic eccentricity of Asheville, North Carolina, to the terrifying recesses of the Appalachian wilderness, from modern demonology to ancient Cherokee mythology, Soul Catcher follows the tormented journey of folk artist Livia Belane, who has been stalked through many lives by a sadistic and vengeful demon.
Livia and her loved ones, including her frontier-era soulmate and husband, Ian, a Soul Hunter, have never beaten the demon before. Now, in this life, he's found them again.
"Hello from Deborah Smith, now writing as Leigh Bridger. If you know me from my women's fiction novels like A Place to Call Home, Sweet Hush, A Gentle Rain, The Crossroads Cafe, On Bear Mountain, and others, you may wonder why I've taken off in this new direction, under a pen name. I love the urban fantasy genre, I love folk art… and I love Asheville, North Carolina. So putting all three together in a fast-paced, sexy, and some might say way-violent novel, was great fun. Soul Catcher is not for the faint of heart, and it's not the same tone or style as my women's fiction, so that's why I picked a pen name."
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- Ashanti
- 24-11-16
Reincarnation With A Vengeance
Livia is a Soul Catcher and her man, Ian, is a Soul Hunter. They have lived many lifetimes and been murdered many times by a pig-faced demon with a serious hard on for hurting Livia over and over. "Soul Catcher" is a mostly well crafted, dark, violent urban fantasy novel meant for adults. I say mostly well crafted because I just don't get the Cobs. You'll have to read/listen to it to get what I mean.
I thought the magic system was original, if not inconvenient. Livia has to paint a picture of who or what she's after. This traps the subject then she burns the painting in order to destroy the captured subject. If this were a movie and I was a supporting actor in it, I'd be screaming a line like, "Who makes these rules!?"
Narrator Traci Odom does a wonderful job with Ms. Bridger's material. She even tackles a bastardized accent for a character born in one part of the world, but who has lived for an extended period of time in another place. I'm not sure what that accent should sound like in real life, but I could definitely buy Ms. Odom's vocal choice.
Finally, this audio book was provided by the narrator at no cost in exchange for an honest review, courtesy of Audio Book Blast. When I got this book I found out shortly after that it's from 2009 and that the author wrote it under another name. Leigh Bridger is actually Deborah Smith, a New York Times best-selling author of romance novels. Ms. Bridger or Ms. Smith, if you prefer, published "Soul Catcher" through the publishing house, Belle Bridge Books, an imprint of Belle Books where she is a partner. "Soul Catcher" is book one of her Outsider Trilogy, but books two and three have never been a released. I don't know why but the fact that book one was recently offered through Audio Book Blast has me hoping that means book two and three will finally be released sometime soon. If not, It's a shame and I feel cheated since the story is unfinished.
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- Ꭶαи∂у Ꮙ. ♡*✲゚*。
- 04-11-16
Souls with a purpose on a quest to survive and defeat evil that haunts them ♡
I thoroughly enjoyed "Soul Catcher". The beginning was hard for.me understanding the actions of the heroine's mother. But slowly began to understand. There is lots of violence and plenty of foul language. There was some sex; but it was part of the story. The story focuses on eternal souls who are destined to fight evil. It combines Cherokee legends, myths, and traditions of old with modern times. I thought that was unique. It made for a very mystical world.
The heroine in the story is a woman named Livia. As a child she draws a painting and receives a message: "Draw them. Trap them. Burn them." Her Mother's reaction scares Her as much, and she's accused of killing her mother and brother. After spending some time in a Mental facility, she returns to NC. The only place that calls to her and has ever known. She's a soul catcher dedicated to capturing and destroying evil beings from this world. In an earlier, different life and time, she crossed paths with a pig faced demon. Every time her soul began a new life, he would come for her, and kill Her and those who help Her.
Livia becomes an old soul that is reborn over and over again. Never remembering Her old lives, always living a solitary life. Running and hiding from someone else other than Pig Face. Whom and why is a reason she herself can't remember. In order to remember her past lives and remember how to banish souls, she needs to remember her soul mate. A soul hunter named Ian. ( '∀`)ノ~ ♡ Ian is a Scot-Irish soul that is called to Livia throughout many lifetimes. One night after being viciously raped by a man possessed by pig face demon, she calls him back to her after drawing him. He comes to her; but he takes the body of the one possessed by her demon attacker. Learning to trust a man she can't bear sight of, and trying to remember a past becomes an adventure. ♡
Narrator Traci Odom was magnificent. It must be hard for female voices to do all sorts of characters, even more male ones. Her different accents and way of telling the story brought the characters to life. Lots of characters! There were some eccentric, hippie artist friends of Livia. It was hard to keep up with all the characters for me. Yet, narrator Traci Odom did a splendid work with each one of them. Didn't realize it until the end. Even that was made exiting, making you want to know what happens next. Kudos to narrator for such an excellent work. Looking forward to the next book.
Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audio Boom"
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- Bookaholic
- 16-10-16
On the fence...
I've listened to "Soul Catcher" twice, and I've decided that about 75% of this book is a 5-star read, and 25% is a 3-star read. Or maybe it's 60:40. I can't decide. I loved the idea of souls incarnating to fight evil, and the idea of painting the demon then burning the painting to banish the demon. The part that had me rolling my eyes was when the author brought in the "cobs." Suddenly it felt like a children's book to me. But then there was the encounter with Ian's ghost... No, definitely not a children's book!
I want to comment on Traci Odom's rendition of Ian. At first I thought, "That's the worst Irish brogue I've ever heard!" Then I realized that Ian's speech is a mixture of his original Irish and the 18th century slang and accent he picked up after moving to the Carolinas. As it's written, he bounces back and forth between the two. That cannot be easy to do, but Traci managed it.
My thanks to AudiobookBoom for providing a free copy of this audio book in exchange for an unbiased review.
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- Lori
- 03-10-16
I paint you, I trap you, I burn you
Any additional comments?
Really good, creative, unusual, enjoyable and entertaining story. The story pulls you in from the start and never lets go.
This is a dark, twisted, unusual, violent story at times. There are scenes that include rape as well as tender sex scenes. There is also cursing throughout so if you don't like these things in your books, this is not the book for you. (But you'll be missing a really good story).
Interesting story about Livia who is a Soul Catcher and her(husband) soulmate Ian who is a Soul Hunter. They both along with "protectors" have been reincarnated over and over during the coarse of 236 years . Each time they find one another again one of them dies. The vengeful demon who has hunted them throughout this time has found them again.
The story does end a cliffhanger or a to be continued.
This is the first book that I have read by this author under this pen name or as she is more commonly known Deborah Smith. This story is listed as The Outsider Series book 1, but it was published in 2009 (?), from what I was able to find there have been no more books added to the trilogy so far. Hopefully the author will be adding more books to the series soon.
Traci Odom does a fantastic job with the narration. She brought the characters and story to life in an her amazing narration. Great character voices. Clearly spoken. Smooth even pace. Pleasant voice that you can listen to for hours. She is definitely one of the best narrators out there.
This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com
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- Nomi
- 13-09-16
Not for the squeamish
This book is very dark, violent and brutal. Not for the squeamish. Not exactly what I was expecting but I loved it. The mythology created was pretty awesome. I really enjoyed the characters. The story jumped right in and I was never bored. Definitely going to follow this series.
The narrator did an awesome job. Great performance.
This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.
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- Deedra
- 06-09-16
Soul Catcher
This was a really good story.Traci Odom is a fine narrator for this book. I enjoyed the back and forth in time we go as we listen to the book.Livia has lived many lives.She has been chased by a demon in all these lives.From childhood she painted pictures of the monsters she saw.Her granny helped her deal with it.Everyday a new horror.
I was given this book free for an honest review.
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- PattyH
- 03-09-16
Soul Catcher
Excellent book. Very good writing. Loved the story, it was left with you wanting more. The story will take you in from the beginning and not let you go until the end. Highly recommend
Traci Odom has done an excellent job narrating. Her voices are consistent with each character. The emotions used will keep you on your toes.
I received this audio from the author, narrator or publisher in exchange for an honest unbiased review.
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- D. Halsey
- 09-02-13
I love this narrator!
What made the experience of listening to Soul Catcher the most enjoyable?
The most enjoyable part of this book was the remarkable job by the narrator, Traci Odom. She vocally captures the characters so beautifully and traverses between them with such fine drawn distinction. Clearly, she has taken enormous care with these characterizations and it shows, as these people leap right out of the book, just as Livia's paintings come to life in the story.
I could listen to Traci Odom read to me all day long!
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-05-17
I paint you, I trap you, I burn you
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, Very Much So
Which scene was your favorite?
Enjoyed the whole book
Any additional comments?
Traci Odom does a fantastic job with the narration. She brought the characters and story to life in an her amazing narration. Great character voices. Clearly spoken. Smooth even pace. Pleasant voice that you can listen to for hours
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher
- Jason Engler
- 15-10-16
Not my type of urban fantasy
This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com.
I really liked the narrator. She uses some kind of southern accent for the story and gives nice monstrous voices. I think the best part of the audiobook was the narrator.
The story on the other hand.... The synopsis was brief and sounded interesting, so I wanted to read it. I usually don't read reviews, but this time I wish i did. The author throws a lot of information at us very quickly. We go through the main character's childhood in the first chapter and learn everyone dies. As a child she's sympathetic, but as an adult I lose interest in her. With everything from profanity to rape, this story isn't really my type, which is unfortunate since I really love urban fantasy.


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Hello lovely people!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day with your family. I know I sure did, and was so blessed to be spoilt as much as I was by my parents... super grateful!
Here's a summary of everything I received on Christmas Day as well as what I purchased on Boxing Day.
Lenovo Yoga Laptop (soooo lucky!)
Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart game (again so grateful to have gotten this on Boxing Day), obsessed already and play it all the time! (boxing day)
Insta Style book by Tezza... it looks amazing from the first glimpse!
Lush Gift box set, comes with butterbear shower jelly, snow fairy shower gel, snow fairy body conditioner, fairy dust and two soaps. They all smell amazinggggg!
Leanne Baker planner- obsessed with the cover!
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Cotton On sports bra (boxing day)
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Dotti Top (boxing day) so obsessed with the colour!
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Edith Bosch, the judo world champion who shoved a man at the London Olympics for throwing a bottle on the track before the men's 100-meter final, is retiring from the sport.
Bosch, the 2005 judo world champion, told Dutch national broadcaster NOS on Friday she will retire after the European Championships this month. She won a bronze medal in the middle-weight division at the London Games.
Bosch also won bronze in Beijing and silver in Athens.
Last August, she pushed Ashley Gill-Webb after he tossed a plastic beer bottle on the track and shouted abuse at Usain Bolt. In a statement read at Gill-Webb's trial, Bosch said she was angry at his "disrespectful" actions when she shoved him in the back.
Gill-Webb was convicted in January of public disorder.
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Acupuncture to Prepare for Labour
- In the last four to six weeks of pregnancy, acupuncture treatment can help to prepare the uterus and cervix for labour.
- It does this by ripening the cervix, softening tendons and ligaments in preparation for labour, increasing energy and stamina, can help to shorten the duration of labour, contributes to higher chances of a natural birth without intervention, helps promote milk production and recovery once your baby is born.
- Click here for more information about research on acupuncture to prepare for labour.
Acupuncture post-labour can be also beneficial to help promote breast milk production and to repair scar tissue. Acupuncture can also assist with post-natal depression, general fatigue and low energy after childbirth. Acupuncture can build and strengthen Qi (vital energy) in the body, which is often depleted after pregnancy and child birth


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Ten years ago nobody had even heard of apps, but now we're wondering how we ever lived without them!
Nowadays there's an app to help with you with everything from booking train tickets to doing your weekly supermarket shop, so of course it was only a matter of time before the wedding planning community hopped on board! Here are some of our favourites here at Wedding Ideas…
Your very own wedding website
First off we'd like to tell you about Appy Couple, which can help you design your very own stylish wedding app and website.
You can choose from a range of gorgeous, professional designs that will carry through from a smartphone or tablet app to a full-blown webpage, and then get cracking on setting up your own wedding website!
You decide what you want to put on your site, and you can set up an online noticeboard with all the practical information for your guests – like where the wedding is, how to get there, where to stay, and how to RSVP.
Send emails to your guests and give them the special code to unlock the guestroom part of your wedding website or app – that way, you can keep guests up to date with your planning, share photographs and shopping trips, collect their RSVPs to check your numbers, or update your Facebook page with the details. We think a particularly useful feature is the ability to link your gift lists with Appy Couple, no matter whether you have one or several in different shops.
Pre-made designs with Appy Couple are priced at $28 (that's £17).
"Where shall I put …?"
Wondering how to organise your seating plan? Who to put next to whom? It all becomes a lot easier with AllSeated, which is a free site that lets you organise your guest list, seating plan and floor plan. Move people around tables, chop and change until you're happy that you've got the perfect set up.
You can even get a perfect scale image of your actual venue room to give you a better idea of how everything is going to look, whether you're using square, round or oval style tables. Best of all AllSeated is free, so give it a try – you've got nothing to lose!
Say it with flowers
One of the great things about apps is that you can plan your wedding when you're on the move. If you've got a florist appointment coming up, we recommend the Wedding Flowers Moodboard app – which does exactly what it says on the tin!
You can use the library photos included on the app or upload your own photographs to help you choose the shape and style of your bouquet and see which flowers will be in season. That way, you can just show the moodboard to your florist and they'll instantly have a much clearer idea of what you want. We think this is a great app to have if you commute to and from work – it's definitely something to liven up your bus or train journey!
Eyes on your budget
Going over budget when you're planning your wedding is so easy to do, but we really recommend that you stick to it as much as possible to avoid starting married life on the wrong financial foot.
Keeping an eye on your finances and what you've spent (and what you have left to spend) becomes a lot more straightforward with the Wedding Budget app. Start by putting in the date of your wedding and how much you have to spend, then begin subtracting the amounts you spend on the dress, stationery, transport, photography etc as you go along. The app will keep a running total of what's left for you and you can also create pie-charts showing what areas are responsible for taking up the largest chunk of your money – you may find getting that a visual reminder is very handy in helping you keep things in perspective.
Seeing that your flowers are taking up a very large chunk of the pie may make you realise that this is an area you need to cut costs in, by buying more seasonal flowers for example. In other areas you may realise that you budgeted more but in actual fact have spent very little – maybe you got a discount or bought something in the sales.
Obviously because this is an app you can carry it around with you wherever you go, so just type in the amounts you're spending as you go along. The Wedding Budget app is free – and could save you hundreds of pounds!
Have you already started using apps to help you plan your wedding day? If so, why not start a discussion on our Forum about how apps have helped you? Share the love with other brides to be!


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On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in criminal defense on Friday, August 4, 2017.
Being arrested for a serious crime such as robbery in New Orleans can be frightening. Those who find themselves in this situation may feel overwhelmed with the legal system and unsure what to do with their criminal defense case. A Terrytown man recently was arrested for armed robbery of a Marrero store.
The man was accused of robbing a Time Saver store in Marrero. He allegedly went into the store with his face covered and showed a gun to the cashier. He asked for money from the cashier, who opened the register, and then proceeded to run out the store. The man allegedly jumped over the counter and grabbed the money in the register. The gun was found to be a toy gun and the man was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery.
Serious crimes such as armed robbery carry serious consequences. Those who are convicted can face years in prison and felonies on their record. This can harm any future employment and housing opportunities. A legal professional skilled in criminal defense can help their client tell their side of the story. An attorney understands what is at stake and can negotiate with the prosecution and fight for an acquittal. This is not a situation that should be taken lightly, and hiring an experienced attorney can make all the difference in a person's criminal outcome.
Armed robbery is a serious crime to be accused of in New Orleans. Law enforcement does not take these crimes lightly and they are aggressively prosecuted. A defendant should know their legal rights and make sure they receive the legal help they are entitled to.
Source: nola.com, "Man booked with armed robbery of Marrero store," Michelle Hunter, July 31, 2017
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In 2018, Queensland Symphony Orchestra received funding from Arts Queensland to enable it to collaborate with the Townsville community orchestra, Barrier Reef Orchestra, in the performance of Stage and Screen, conducted by Richard Davis.
With repertoire from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Mozart, and of course the legendary John Williams, this was a stimulating evening for both orchestra and audience.
Richard Davis travelled to Townsville two weeks before the performance to work on style, tempos and technique with the local musicians. In the final week, Davis again directed rehearsals and was joined by a group of principal players to attend final rehearsals and direct tutorial sessions. The program was very well received by audience and community musicians alike, with a great turnout at the Townsville Civic Theatre. This model of connecting with local communities is one the Orchestra aims to introduce into other Queensland communities in coming years.
2018 was a wonderfully positive year of performances and regional touring with more than 20,000 people attending regional performances and education activities and over 15,000 people attending free performances. 17,254 school students participated in regional activities and 10,553 people attended education activities, community events and performances in Brisbane.


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Our Certified Arts Community and rich history are a feast for the eyes.
Start your journey with a trip through our historic towns, where you'll find rich rail and coal heritage from the boom days, which brought wealth and prosperity to our region. So much, in fact, one of our tiny towns had more millionaires per capita than anywhere in the nation (and the mansions still line the brick streets!)
Head underground for a hands-on look at coal life in the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine, or take a mini ride on the rails on the Ridge Runner Train. The Regional Coal Archives and the Regional Coal Heritage Interpretive Center can fill in all the little details.
All this heritage inspires amazing artisans. Colorfully decorated trains line Chicory Square, and Princeton is postered with massive, intricate murals. The galleries showcase everything from traditionally crafted glassworks to quirky creations with a unique flair.
The art really comes to life on stage, though. Enjoy everything from German dinner theater to cafe house performances to grand arts center productions. The Chuck Mathena Center features national touring acts and shows, and the local volunteer orchestra revives classical works.
Concord University's esteemed musical programs keep Athens in tune, while Bramwell's acclaimed troupe brings back their beloved classic, "Smoke on the Mountain," each summer.


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Friday night flickers
Across the screen
Cancer rain runs in gutters
Flooding cynical city eyes
With the kind of tired resignation
That years spent in rain
Could never wash away.
Here we go, again.
Sleepless and irregular heartbeat rhythm
Pounding down the path of ash
Nights like this
Delicious in their solitary familiarity
In a crowd, but alone
Next to anyone
But long gone
Are why I
Always felt
Like a dead shell walking
Unburied and breathing
Flawed and beautiful as I am
Alienated, alienating, alien.
Jagged teeth, sneering grin
Sharp fangs, lifelike skin
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Tag is a man without a past and a bad future.
Waking up in a chamber full of half a million sleepers is bound to confuse anyone, but learning you're on a spaceship hurtling through the universe will really ruin your day.
Finding over a million sleepers on three arks, an infestation of space fleas, and no idea how he or the squad got there, Tag is having a bad day. Uncovering the truth proves more bizarre than he could have guessed, but never one to pass up a challenge, Tag decides revenge is the best course of action.
Sandman is the first book in the Dead Force series and the latest in the SD Tanner collection. It's a wild ride through space, filled with cool tech, mad aliens, and a stubborn squad refusing to quit.


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Heaven and Earth: Global Warming, the Missing Science, by Ian Plimer. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2009. 504 pp. $21.95 (paperback).
Al Gore, the Weather Channel, "environmental activists," and many politicians claim there is a worldwide "consensus" among scientists that the earth's climate is about to change drastically due to human activity. On the basis of this alleged consensus, governments are considering coercive measures to head off catastrophe—rationing fuel, regulating carbon dioxide emissions, dictating the kinds of lightbulbs we can buy, and so on. Of course, the idea that man is responsible for impending climatic doom has its detractors. Some say the science is not settled; some say it is settled, and that human activity is not warming the planet; and some say that even if human activity were warming the planet, that might be good. But who among us truly understands the scientific arguments alleged to support the various claims? Wouldn't it be nice if a scientist wrote a book carefully documenting and explaining, in layman's terms, the cases for and against man-made global warming? Then, we could determine for ourselves which claims are supported by evidence and logic.
Based on favorable publicity from conservative media and politicians, Ian Plimer's Heaven and Earth: Global Warming, the Missing Science would appear to be just such a book. Plimer claims to present an "integrated scientific understanding of the environment," and the book—chock-full of figures and graphs and containing more than 2,300 footnotes in its 504 pages—certainly makes a powerful first impression. Add to that EU President (and noted climate-change skeptic) Vaclav Klaus's statement that the work is "clear, understandable, and very useful," and a good grasp of the arguments for and against man-made global warming would seem to be just a few hundred pages away.
Unfortunately, Heaven and Earth utterly fails to deliver on its promise. Rather than clearly presenting the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis and specifying the kind and scope of data necessary to evaluate it, Plimer presents the reader with a disorganized hash of poorly-presented data; repeatedly mocks climate models without providing sufficient evidence or argument to warrant such mockery; dismisses the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a bogeyman "unrelated to science" (p. 20), without adequately explaining why this is so; and generally presents an incoherent argument against a straw-man version of the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis.
Plimer does say the theory is false, but he does not address the subject scientifically. His work is sloppy, inconsistent, and frequently self-contradictory. For instance, in discussing a correlation between the Wolf Minimum (a period of low sunspot activity) and the start of a cooler climate, Plimer states that the Wolf Minimum "heralded the end of the Medieval Warming and the beginning of the 600-year Little Ice Age. It took only 23 years to change from a warm climate to a cool climate" (p. 129). But if one checks Plimer's own dates for the Wolf Minimum (1280–1340 AD, p. 128) against his earlier figure 11 (p. 89), one sees temperature taking at least another century to return to its pre-Medieval Warming value. Similarly, Plimer claims that El Niño "lasts for a month or so" (p. 350), and then, two pages later, says that it "lasts for 1 to 2 years" (p. 352). When discussing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, Plimer claims, "The current CO2 content of the atmosphere is the lowest it has been for thousands of millions of years," and provides two recent values, 360 and 378 parts per million by volume (ppmv) (p. 425). Elsewhere, however, he estimates CO2 concentration as being between 200 and 260 ppmv within the last 100,000 years (p. 277) and notes drops "below 180 ppmv" at 650,000 and 800,000 years ago (p. 278).
Further, attempting to specify the value used in calculations to quantify how a doubling of atmospheric CO2 increases equilibrium temperature (known as "climate sensitivity"), Plimer explicitly states at least two different values: 0.5ºC (e.g., pp. 366, 371, and 488) and "greater than 1.5ºC" (p. 426). He later writes that during the Cambrian Period "there was more than 20 times today's atmospheric CO2," but temperature was "up to 7ºC warmer than today" (p. 490)—which implies a value as high as 1.6ºC.*
In addition to such inconsistencies, Plimer frequently argues from innuendo and authority rather than from facts and logic, makes assertions without providing supporting data or footnotes, and includes diagrams and graphs that are so poorly integrated with the surrounding text that their meaning and purpose are unclear. For example, at the start of the book, in a graph comparing temperature data and climate projections, Plimer misidentifies the data traces as "[f]ive predictions" when two actually show temperature averages, fails to provide citations, and makes an unsupported and sweeping claim that the reader is in no position to evaluate for himself: "This diagram shows that the hypothesis that human emissions of CO2 create global warming is invalid" (p. 11).
Although Plimer dismisses climate models as "computer games" (p. 294) and claims that they take into account only man-made carbon dioxide, he never explains what a computer model is, or how such a model can validly be used in climate science. But he feels free to attack the use of such models and the ways in which they are used, and his attacks frequently miss the mark. For instance, in discussing the climate models cited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), he falsely claims that "the IPCC models just don't do clouds" (p. 488)—which would be a reasonable complaint if it were true. He also charges, "Current climate models do not even consider the possibility of another supervolcano eruption" (pp. 213–14). But such a cataclysm is not only extremely unlikely in the foreseeable future; it also differs in kind from such factors as cloud cover and CO2 concentration, because its impact would be immediate and drastic. Plimer might as well complain that the models fail to account for an asteroid strike.
Given revelations from the "ClimateGate" scandal that cast doubt on (among other things) the integrity of the climate modeling computer code, one might be tempted to sympathize with Plimer's attack on climate modeling. But Plimer's attack—as presented in the book—is ultimately baseless. Although he presents information that, given a sufficient scientific context, could help the reader formulate relevant questions about the forecasts of the climate models, he fails to provide that context. The reader is thus at a loss to understand why a given piece of information might cast reasonable doubt on such predictions.
In addition to the book's scientific problems, Plimer's writing is often rambling, jargon-laced, and soporific. This passage is typical of his style:
A plot of El Niño from the Japanese Meteorological Agency against increased frequency of earthquakes and increase in the Earth's rotation speed shows a striking correlation. The exception was the 1982-1983 El Niño event which occurred with a higher frequency of earthquakes and a decrease in the Earth's rotation. In 1982, 203 earthquakes were centered in the eastern Pacific at 3°S 177°E. The area had previously been seismically quiet for 400 years. El Niño ocean warming started in the mid equatorial region (5°N to 5°S, 150°E to 160°E) and then moved eastwards. In the 1900s, earthquakes in the eastern Pacific were more common than in the 1980s. During the 1990s there was a relative slowdown in the Earth's rotation and, as a result, the frequency of El Niño in the 1990s was higher than in the 1980s (p. 359).
Vaclav Klaus's praise to the contrary, the power and clarity of Plimer's prose are quite elusive.
Plimer's use of graphs is also frequently confusing. For instance, in the chapter titled "Ice," he employs seven graphs, each with a time axis. In the first two, time progresses from past to present as the reader scans from left to right, but Plimer confusingly reverses this convention for his next four graphs (i.e., present is at left and past is at right) only to return to it for the last (pp. 240, 242, 244, 251, 253, 277, and 287).
As for Plimer's conveyance of a big picture, he makes it just as hard for the reader to see the forest as he does the trees. How is the reader supposed to grasp Plimer's explanation of how CO2 affects climate when, for instance, at one point, Plimer states that "there is no observed relationship between global climate and atmospheric CO2" over geological or modern times (p. 130)—and shortly thereafter implies that relationships have been observed between CO2 and global climate, but that they are due to "changes in solar activity" (p. 143)? Does Plimer mean that changing atmospheric CO2 does not cause temperature changes? Apparently not: He concedes that "15–20% . . . of the observed warming of the 20th Century can be attributed to the concomitant rise in the air's CO2 content" (p. 132). Is it true then that "The carbon cycle does not drive climate, it piggybacks on the water cycle" (p. 131)? Maybe not: "As the westerlies move, the ocean's circulation increases, releasing more CO2 from the deep ocean. This leads to more warming and an even stronger circulation in a feedback loop strong enough to push Earth out of an ice age" (p. 348). Could such a feedback loop be said to be "driving" climate? If so, Plimer has contradicted himself (again). If not, then he has no grounds for dismissing the claim of proponents of the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis that a feedback loop involving CO2—introduced by human activity as against the ocean—can drive climate. Such a presentation cannot help readers to understand the role—or lack thereof—of CO2 in climate change.
Despite its many and deep flaws, Heaven and Earth is not without merit. Because Plimer employs an indiscriminate, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach, if anything is out there to discredit the global warming legislation camp (e.g., the Mann "hockey-stick" controversy, the rulings on the merits of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth in a British court, the Peiser-Oreskes controversy), or any scientific or scientific-sounding objection to the man-made global warming hypothesis (e.g., that sunspot cycles may have an underappreciated role in affecting climate, that land surface temperature measurements have been gradually raised by urbanization near measuring stations, that clouds are missing from climate models), it is likely to be found in this book. For this reason, Heaven and Earth serves as a sort of catalog of the issues surrounding the subject of global warming, and thus may be of some value to those in need of such a catalog.
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* Ian Enting, "Ian Plimer's 'Heaven + Earth'—Checking the Claims," http://www.complex.org.au/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=91. Accessed September 25, 2009.


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James and Isaac entered the PMTA Piano Competition Contest this past winter. They were both required to write a piano composition, and if they won they had to perform it at a concert on April 30. James and Isaac both won in the Junior Division! James got first place and Isaac took second. We are so proud of these two amazing musicians.
Henry didn't enter this year, but he was invited to play a piece during the concert.
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It is thought he was stopped at the airport in Jakarta at the end of August.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the arrest of a British national at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.
"We are providing consular assistance."
The death penalty can be imposed in Indonesia for those convicted of drug trafficking.
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If you are an experienced trader or investor you will know that mastery is a mind game. In fact, trading and investing are about understanding crowd psychology and your own psychology, because when you fully understand how you react to events deemed to be outside of your control you are taking control of yourself.
This very simple fact is easy to write about, and I have written about it a lot, yet putting the theory into practice is quite a different matter. Particularly in the recent market turmoil the emotions and consequently the trading strategies of even many seasoned traders have been pushed to their limits.
The reason for this is also equally simple, yet most traders or investors lack the innate understanding of universal laws and how to apply them to get the results they are after. You see, we insist on seeing everything through the eyes of separation. We believe that we can observe events with clear beginnings and clear endings.
For example many market analysts compare this bear market with the bear market of 1929. They put time and price delineations in their analysis and believe that this will priduce an accurate model for future market moves.
Please don't get me wrong. Cycle analysis is a very valuable tool, yet nothingever repeats in quite the same way. The best analytical skills will fall short if you are not in harmony with yourself. Being in harmony with yourself means that you can accept every aspect of you, including fear, anxiety, stress, self doubt and other negative emotions, as well as happiness, exuberance, joy and optimism. In other words you will have a very wide and expanded view of the real you.
All emotions, good and bad, are an expression of our existence which lets us understand our world, for we cannot experience joy without knowing unhappiness and so on. Yet we insist that joy must always win. We must always think positive and all will be well. By contrast we resent unhappiness and similarly negative emotions.
These assumptions are huge misconceptions and a total aberration of your reality. They will also cause you to create skewed results in your trading, investing as well as in your life in general. It is a fact of live that there is always going to be good and bad, up and down. Bear markets and bull markets in different degree cycles. After all the markets only reflect mass consciousness and nothing else.
In your trading and investing you are mirroring the mood of the masses and the mood of the present moment. You are also making educated guesses of the future development of the general mood based on an understanding on universla laws. Provided you are in harmony with yourself and the world you will be good at this.
To the extend that you are able to accept the above and, if need be clear your own fears and anxieties which after all are simply an expression of what goes on in the world at large you will be able to assess market movements correctly and become a persistently good trader or investor.
Now, clearing your anxieties and fears does not mean that you will never ever experience negative feelings and emotions any more. It means though that you will be able to observe them without having to react to them. You will be able to see them simply as a part of the limitless possibilities of an infinite universe.
Cognitive behaviour therapy, or should I say cognitive behaviour techniques are a wonderful tool to expand your self awareness. Increased self awareness gives you peace since the more you can see of the canvas that is your life, your trading or your investing, the more choices you will have to react, or not to react, as the case may be.
Knowledge, if applied correctly is power, and that goes particularly for the knowledge of yourself, because through the looking glass of your own actions and emotions you are getting a glimpse of how the universe works. Understand this principle, it will give you a sense of control.
Knowing that you can control things induces feelings of peace and calm. You need both if you want to navigate the increasingly volatile markets which will be here with us for a long time to come. This is the cycle we are in.
You and I individually are not big enough to influence the cycle, but we can influence and work on our own mind sets and eventually the tide will turn for all of us, that's called momentum. And for those of you who trade, this is the essence of momentum trading.
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Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. 1 Peter 2:17
There is a segment of Christianity who feels that only God deserves honor. However pious this may sound, the Bible makes it evident that we demonstrate honor to God by following his word, which clearly states that we should honor everyone. This would be an indictment against such behaviors as gossip, hate, slander, murmuring, rebellion against godly pastors, etc. If we truly want to honor God, then we must demonstrate honor, again defined as demonstrating respect to someone because of the high respect we have for them.


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Firoozeh Derakhshani is born 19/12/1954 Tehran she has been trained as a Knowledge Production mode2 constructionist. An art feature writer at the Paris America Academy with the Paris Herald's Tribune since 1974&Art history at the Paris American Academy to become an Artists feature writer. Thereafter, pursued documentary making. After studying social psychology at Stanford& New York New School ,she worked with the ABC in New York she worked at Washington D.C. as a research assistant with the Wilson center for international scholars1988 and then at Smithsonian museums while studying Information management for developing countries. An assistant researcher at Aerospace museum archive in image archival work1993&4.She has worked with the Geneva human rights NGO since 1983: on the rights of children to innocence, women, torture, immigration and the chemical war victim's . Her documentation officer experience led to the educational documentaries features1-: A Global drama: postmodern criticism 2- Identity crises: The subject is a dialogue between the immigrant generations with the resident generation discovering the living Zoroastrian youth in theater in Iran. Her web site would host 4- English manuscripts and 5 Farsi manuscripts are to cross through the deterrents of living in Iran where Cognitive science studies has engaged her in the fields: Public notions &behavioral patterns by Collective Memory, perception, reverse psychology, consolidated in her text as mirroring.
Work experience: An Interpreter Consultant, active in, investigative research, Images for visualizations by ideographs / information management for Photos &captions relating to Contemporary Museums& Art galleries/organizer with Simultaneous& text Translation in Architecture& Urban studies of Tehran.
Cognitive science discourse participant in subjects: Dialogues among cultures by seminars, conducting Interviews& Narratives in fields of : Aesthetics, Comparative Modernization. Mirroring in cognitive behavior &Media. In Persian- Architecture translation Documentation: Documentary making for intercultural Dialogues, Project Proposals, 30 short stories, critical social Psychology of Iranians behavioral patterns.
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Firoozeh Derakhshani is 57 at Tehran. By studies of research patterns she has become an educator of cluster knowledge production mode 2 &counselor. Originally schooled in Britain Psychology& Sociology . Thereafter pursued international journalistic interpretation, Human Rights research at international agencies scale Geneva , which led her to documentary making. After 1970-94 sporadically studying social psychology. She worked as research assistant with Danny Schechter at the ABC in N. Y. 1988-90at Washington D.C. as a research assistant with the "Wilson center for international Scholars Smithsonian& G.W. Gel man library
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You may notice that I always talking about life on this blog, I am talking about every part of life. Why do I do so? You may not know the reason. In fact, I don't know it very clear, I just feel I am always feeling about my life and others' lives, so I have something to say about that.
In my opinion, life is everything. Without life, any other things will be nothing for us, maybe this is why I like to talk about life.
I notice most of us are trying very hard to live decent lives. It is not easy to live a decent life in such modern society. Nearly everything is developing fast except our living condition. I mean most of us don't have enough money to live decent lives, we have to refer to bfads when we go shopping, because we have to save money. We have to send our children to normal schools, because we can't afford the high fee those luxury school require. We have to buy used car, because we our bank accounts don't support buying new cars.
What a cruel world! Don't misunderstand me, I am not trying to tell you that there is no hope in our lives, instead, we do have many many hopes. If you don't have any hope, why not create some? Still remember what I ever said "where there is hope, there is road" ? So keep moving!
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"Another day. Another conviction. And another step back for public trust in government.
Sheldon Silver's first conviction should have been a wake-up call that rocked Albany to its foundation. It didn't. Friday's guilty verdict in his re-trial feels more like 'business as usual' than any great catalyst for reform.
Governor Cuomo's closest aide, Joe Percoco, is heading to jail for pay-to-play schemes. Eric Schneiderman stepped down as attorney general amid shocking accusations of domestic violence. More corruption trials are coming. More convictions await. When will it end?
New York State is a national embarrassment for a very simple reason - we have allowed it to happen. Albany operates in the shadows, rewards the biggest donors and politically connected, treats public review like an inconvenience, and promotes a culture that invites self-dealing.
Too few have had too much power for far too long. And that needs to change. Sheldon Silver is guilty of corruption - but there's plenty of blame to go around."


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Republic of Karelia is located 400 km north of Saint Petersburg. It is a land of virgin forests and crystalline lakes spread over an area of 700 km along the Finnish border. This snow-covered territory in winter has thick forests and 60,000 lakes, a perfect destination for nature tourism. Imagine walking on crisp ice, bathed in winter sun and white silence, dominated by a 22-dome cathedral. Karelia is the embodiment of Russian fairytales. Welcome to the true North!
The island with a magnificent cathedral is Kizhi on Lake Onega. No roads lead here – only snowmobiles can make it. So wrap up warm in an arctic outfit, get on your helmet and glide along the glacial plain until you see the domes of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration on the horizon. Alternatively, an airboat can also make the trip.
After Kizhi, visit the neighbouring island for a steamy Russian banya (sauna). Relax to the gentle crackle of the hearth, immersed in the enchanting aroma of local wood. And when you leave the thick steam of the banya, you can follow the locals for a quick dip in the nearby icehole. A shot of vodka from local berries (cranberries, blueberries and mountain ash) will also help get the blood flowing.
The forests of Karelia cover over one quarter of the whole region. It's the true taiga of the North. The only way to travel between the thick pines is by dog sleigh. It is a necessary skill that you will learn – you will even be taught how to strap in your children for the ride. What better way to get them off their tablets and take a tour into a novel by Jack London.
After your dog-sledding expedition, cosy up to the fire with your family in a log cabin surrounded by snow-laden firs. And before sleeping, don't forget to take in the most memorable spectacle of the region: the Northern Lights! Dress up warmly and head outside to experience the emerald, purple and red glow that can only be glimpsed near the North Pole. Make your Karelia holidays magical! The best time to see the aurora borealis is in spring when the nights are cloudless.
How to get to Karelia?
Petrozavodsk is the capital of Karelia. It is located 700 km north of Moscow and 400 km from Saint Petersburg. It is in the same time zone (+3 UTC). Petrozavodsk can be reached by night train from Moscow.
From Moscow:
The most comfortable solution is by night train from Moscow to Petrozavodsk that leaves the capital at 20h23 and arrives in Karelia at 08h33 (transfer 12h) - making it a weekend trip option. For example, you can leave on a Friday night and return on a Monday - by 10h00, you would already be in Moscow. The night train from Moscow to Murmansk also stops at Petrozavodsk but is less suitable due to the departure and arrival times: it leaves Moscow at midday and arrives later.
From St Petersburg:
Catch the express day train, called the "Lastochka", to Petrozavodsk. It takes 5h and has seating, rather than bunks. The train leaves at 18h00 and arrives at the capital of Karelia at 22h55. The return trains work on the same schedule. In summer, when it is still day late into the night, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery as you travel.
Our suggestion:
Save money. Instead of booking a hotel, take the night train from Saint Petersburg to Petrozavodsk that leaves at 23h20 and arrives at 7h00 (transfer 7h40).
There are no flights from Moscow or Saint Petersburg to Petrozavodsk "Besovets" airport at the moment. In any case, it is often more convenient to travel by train.
Explore Karelia on the weekend (2 or 3 days) The best time to go is from mid-December. Karelia is one of the best places to truly immerse yourself in the Russian winter with many activities like dog-sledding, snowmobiles and airboats. If you only have 2 days, you can take the night train to Karelia (departure from Moscow at 20h23 and return to Moscow at 10h00).
After visiting the palaces and museums of Saint Petersburg, Karelia is a great way to get acquainted with the Russian wilderness, travelling by snowmobile to Kizhi (2 days) or a multi-activity trip with snowmobiles and dog-sledding (3 days). Visit the ancient (but still inhabited) settlement of Kinerma where your hostess will teach you how to make traditional kalitki in a typical wood oven.
Important! You must reserve in advance! If you are thinking about visiting Karelia on the weekend or the Russian holidays (New Year or national holiday), you need to contact us well in advance (1–2 months before the departure date) so we can find you the best accommodation. Karelia is very popular with Russians and the trains are usually fully booked a week or so before departure.
From mid-December, when the snow has already set. This is the best time to visit Karelia. You can choose a tour with multiple activities for 2 days or more. One day for snowmobiles and one for dog-sledding. Such tours are suitable for children over 6 years old. The only way to get to Kizhi during this period is by helicopter.
Catholic Christmas is not a holiday in Russia and the end of December is a great time to visit and celebrate with your family in the unique atmosphere of Karelia.
Thinking about Karelia for the New Year or Orthodox Christmas? The Russian holidays (usually from January 1–11) are a time when many Russians travel and Karelia is one of the most popular destinations. So you must reserve well in advance (at least 6 months).
From mid-January, Lake Onega is completely frozen and you can finally visit the famous pogost of Kizhi and its Cathedral of the Transfiguration. You can get there by airboat (transfer 40min–1h depending on the wind). You will need one day to visit Kizhi. The next day, you could dedicate to a snowmobile adventure or dog-sledding.
From the beginning of February to mid-March, the ice on Lake Onega is hard enough to make the crossing to Kizhi. The snowmobile tour over 2 days is our most popular in winter! You can discover this UNESCO heritage site and visit the old settlements around the lake. Spend the night on Kizhi in a log cabin with a Russian banya and the optional ice-fishing activity.
From March to April, the days become sunny but it's still winter. All snow activities are still possible, but you won't be able to visit Kizhi by snowmobile because the crossing is closed.
Scandinavian-style chalets for trips with family or friends on the bank of the Chuya River. It is easy to get to by car, just 30 km from Petrozavodsk on a good road.
This modern hotel opened in 2015 on the shores of Lake Onego, just 100 metres from the departure point of water planes to Kizhi Island.
Two brick houses in the village below to a couple from Solovetsky: Roman et Ludmila. The kind owners, homemade food, simple and luminous rooms offer great quality for money.
Guest house in an idyllic place, quiet and remote, on Bolshoy Klimetsky Island by the shore of Lake Onego.
One of the best hotels in the Russian countryside located on the picturesque northern shore of Lake Ladoga. The hotel is near the town of Sortavala, departure point for water plane excursions to Valaam Island.


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- It doesn't have to involve you. If a co-worker is being sexually harassed and he or she doesn't complain, yet having to watch it happen is impacting your ability to do your job, you can still make a complaint. Just because you aren't the actual recipient doesn't mean that it doesn't affect you.
- It doesn't have to be physical or verbal. Sexual harassment can include much more than offense physical touch or suggestive talk. It can also include offensive visuals such as cartoons, computer screen savers, posters, calendars, graffiti and more.
- Retaliation is illegal, even if the harassment can't be proven. Even if you are unsuccessful in convincing the court that you were sexually harassed, you still have the right to try. It is illegal for your employer to fire you or otherwise retaliate against you for making an official complaint.
- Even if you willingly quit your job, your employer may be held responsible. If you resigned because you couldn't take the harassment anymore, you may have what is called a "constructive discharge" case. In other words, your employer may be just as responsible as if he or she had actually fired you — and you have legal options for righting this wrong.
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Teen Mum at 14, qualified Chartered Accountant at 24
Dispelling myths about teenage pregnancy
I'm delighted to share my journey from teenage mum to Chartered Accountant. When I was 10, I moved to Ireland after the breakup of my parent's marriage. I had spent the previous ten years living between London and Nigeria with my family. This was a challenging transition for my mum. She had just left my dad and needed to figure out how to manage three children aged under 10 with another on the way all on her own. Unknown to us at the time, she had also been suffering from depression since she was a teenager. Unfortunately, it was all too much for my mum to handle and she felt she had no one to ask for help. This led to a breakdown in our relationship and I became homeless for the first time at age 13.
It was a very scary experience sleeping in hostels as a 13-year-old girl. Normally you have to leave the hostels early in the morning then return to try to get a bed before they all fill up in the evening. I lived in a homeless emergency accommodation for nine months but I got a stable bed in the accommodation after a number of weeks, so thankfully I knew where I would be sleeping each night. I moved into a residential care home at 14. It was run by amazing people, but this was still a very turbulent and lonely time in my life.
In March 2008, five months before my 15th birthday, I found out I was pregnant. I was terrified mainly because I was going to have to leave this care home where I felt safe and cared for. I was scared to tell anyone but I confessed within a few hours to the manager of my care home. I was very lucky that the proprietors and manager made the decision to convert the purpose and function of my care home so they could help me raise my child while I remained in education. That decision is why I can write this blog post today.
Being a teenager in school is a very nerve-racking experience for someone who is a "normal" teenager, never mind when you are the only person of colour in your class. I had struggled with this difference since I was 10 as Ireland was not as diverse then. This made me extremely self-conscious and the idea of them finding out I was also a pregnant teenager made me decide to drop out of secondary school (high-school).
My care home remained extremely supportive and they paid for me to have private tuition lessons while I was pregnant which meant I could re-sit the important Junior Certificate exams I missed when I had my son (the Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education). To this day, I am still shocked that I managed this. I was a worried and self-conscious teenager living in care and sitting in these tuition classes with a room full of 14-15 year olds with my huge baby bump. But I got through it because I had to make a better life for my son, and education was how I was going to do it.
I had my son, Liam, in December 2008, and at 15, I returned to education in a new school. This designated disadvantaged school was more diverse. I felt the teachers had become so used to dealing with young people with complex home situations that they tried to manage their expectations and encourage them to aim lower rather than higher. On one occasion, my maths teacher tried to sway me in a different educational direction. This was clearly because, as a young mum she felt I was never going to finish school, let alone make it to university. I'm really happy that I did not let her line of thinking influence me.
My care home supported me in every way they could while I finished school, whether it was dropping my son Liam to crèche in the morning so I wouldn't be late for school or babysitting so I could get a couple of hours sleep before school. They were always there for me. I am so thankful for them for that. I completed my Leaving Certificate (the university matriculation examination in Ireland) and gained entry to Dublin City University to study Accounting and Finance. While I was over the moon, I did not underestimate the mountain ahead of me.
As I was turning 18, I had to move out into my own accommodation with my son. Thankfully, a number of advocacy groups lobbied for an aftercare package that meant I did not have to worry about accommodation and childcare while I completed my undergraduate degree. It was tough dealing with the guilt of my son growing up without me being around as I worked to achieve my goals. I saw all my friends having a very different college experience than me but I knew that I was incredibly lucky to have this opportunity.
I knew working in a Big Four firm while completing my exams would be tough with a child and busy season, so I decided to pursue a Masters in Accounting after completing my degree. With a masters, the number of exams I would have to take whilst working would be reduced and hopefully make the triple juggle of managing the start of my career, pursuing my professional accounting qualification and being a mum a little bit less challenging.
The day I graduated from my undergraduate degree, I had a job offer from two Big Four accounting firms and I just couldn't believe it. PwC Ireland was the obvious choice for me because I felt right at home here during my interview. It was a massive motivator for me during my masters knowing I had this amazing job waiting for me at the end of it if I just put my head down and focused on passing my exams for the year, which is what I did.
After joining PwC, I put ridiculous amounts of pressure on myself to not only be like everyone else but to do better. I missed school plays and had friends bring my son to appointments all because I wanted to prove myself. My managers always made it clear that I could work as flexibly as I needed, but I constantly refused this offer. I remember doing a parent-teacher meeting by Skype and my manager asking why didn't I just attend in person? The answer is I don't really know.
I regret missing all of those events for two years while I put my career first all because of the irrational fear I had of being labelled as a single mother who couldn't cope. I didn't have flexibility in school or college. It just seemed so weird to me to have this offer now especially given I did not know anyone else who was at my grade level who also had a child.
During my second year when I was training, I put even more pressure on myself to balance study, work, and my son. For example, I would study at lunch times during busy season to have a head start because I knew I couldn't cram it all in at the end, my home life did not accommodate that. Passing my Final Admitting exams to Chartered Accountants Ireland was the second best day of my life (Liam's birth was the first). I couldn't believe I had actually done it. I couldn't believe this triple juggle was finally over.
When I wasn't in survival mode anymore post exams, I could finally see that my amazing little boy really needed his mum. He really needed to see me at the Christmas play and to have my help with his homework. This was when I decided to start accepting the offers of flexibility. I would discuss my weekly work goals with my senior or manager and made sure the work was done so I would be able to enjoy the school play and story time at bedtime. I became so much happier in my personal and work life. This flexibility actually made me eager and willing to take on more work and additional responsibilities.
I can't go back in time to make up for all of those lost moments in my son's life. However, I can learn from my mistakes. I am 24 years old. 'It is a marathon, not a sprint' are words I have come to live by. I am so thankful for everyone I've worked with at PwC who have supported me. I know that this is an organisation where I can achieve my very ambitious career goals while not having to sacrifice important moments with my son. I hope other mothers see this post as an opportunity to start taking those offers of flexibility without self-imposed worry or guilt, no matter what age they became a mum.
I would be lying if I didn't share that I've felt the stigma of being a teenage mum on many occasions throughout my life. And I was worried how this might manifest when I began working at PwC, in particular because I also felt so different because of my race and experience of growing up in care. I recently asked the partner who hired me why he made the decision to hire me. His response was because he knew that I was different and could see the benefits this difference would bring to his team. I hope sharing my story debunks some of the myths people continue to have about teenage mums. For me, being a teenage mum made me even more hard working and determined to succeed in life, for both me and my son. In the words of C.S. Lewis, "Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny".
|Deborah Somorin is a Senior Associate at PwC Ireland. Deborah completed an Accounting and Finance degree and Masters in Accounting with Dublin City University. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and she recently began sharing her story to help change the stigma attached with youth homelessness and teenage pregnancy. Deborah recently founded Empower the Family, a not for profit company that will open student accommodation with affordable quality childcare for single parents aged between 18-23 in third level education. Deborah is also a board member on the board of directors for Chartered Accountants Support which supports members and students of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
You can connect with Deborah on LinkedIn or follow her on Twitter at @deborah_somorin


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At a very small 4.25 x 2.25 x 3.75 inches (LxWxH to top of terminals) this lightweight motorcycle battery offers extreme power in the most compact size in Lithium Motorsport batteries. The Antigravity AG801 weighs only 1.56 lbs and is best used for applications where extreme weight loss and ultra compact size are desired. The loss of large amounts of weight allows for faster acceleration, shorter braking distances, better overall handling and even mileage improvements – all beneficial for the everyday rider and racer. The AG-801 Lithium battery can be used for bikes from 600cc street use and 1200cc race use.
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Flip-Top Beverage Bottle is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 85.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stressed out Mom from In love with this EXPENSIVE bottle I don't know why I love this seriously overpriced bottle so much. I hate drinking water, but with this bottle, I find myself actually staying hydrated. It fits my small-ish hand, holds lots of water, and I like that it's clear. It doesn't leak. Other than being clear, it's no different than the $10 bottles I find at Target, but there's just something really nice about this one. It just FEELS good to hold. I left the first one at the gym, and it took me months to break down and spend the money for another, but I finally did because the other bottles just didn't measure up by feel. Silly...but the truth!
Date published: 2015-04-06
Rated 3 out of 5 by StacyB from Loved this until the lid broke Just like another reviewer, I too love this water bottle, that's it's light weight and the counter feature on the lid. It's the perfect size to refill once at the airport before a flight and very easy to drink from. Unfortunately, after normal use, I have two bottles and two broken lids. The plastic clip that locks the lid closed broke on both. The first was within a year of use and now the second one snapped off. These came with my vitamix kit, but to replace these seems steep considering the quality of the lids. Would be great to have two new lids available for purchase at a more attractive price point.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by pixelchick22 from Here's how the bottle works Took me a few minutes to figure it out as well. Look closely at the grey button you were pushing in, you will see a silver wire around it, pull that down then push button and lift up, is an extra step in making it secure I guess. this is my first time using it and so far I love it, came with my QVC TSV as well. Love the look that I can hook onto my work bag so I don't forget it. Nice and convenient way to make ahead and take to work.
Date published: 2015-11-23
Rated 3 out of 5 by Bazyogi from Slightly disappointed I purchased the bottle as it was BPA free, I don't like to use plastic and prefer glass, but I wanted a lightweight easy to carry bottle. The design is great but each time I have used it it leaves the water with a very odd taste. I washed the bottle, used different filtered drinking water and did the usual things thinking it could not be the bottle but I just cannot get rid of the odd taste the bottle seems to have. Not sure I will continue using it which makes it a very expensive and unusable water bottle. I have been very pleased with the other Vitamix products I have but not this one.
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Date published: 2015-12-02
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Forums › Bugs & issues › Screen Saver not logging me out of AxCrypt › Reply To: Screen Saver not logging me out of AxCrypt
Thanks for pointing this out.
You're probably running the screen saver without enabling the option to show the log on screen when it deactivates. We really, really, recommend users to enable this option so that it requires a password when the screen saver is deactivated.
However, we'll make sure AxCrypt signs out even in this case. You can follow the issue here: https://bitbucket.org/axantum/axcrypt-net/issues/171/sign-out-of-axcrypt-even-if-no-password-is .


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I see the challenge and learning opportunity in basic discrete electronics but I would take advantage of new tech like microcontrollers - arduino and neopixels. Have you seen the Lixie tube https://hackaday.io/project/18633-lixie-an-led-alternative-to-the-nixie-tube which is what I think you are trying to do? Good luck.
I Need a Little Help with Shift Registers Answered
Hello, I'm both new to Instructables, and Electronics in general.
I'm trying to make a Divergence Meter, but I'm going to be using LED's and etched acrylic instead of Nixie tubes.
(It's safer for having my little cousins around.)
I'm hoping to control each tube with one shift register per tube. Each tube will have 11 inputs and 1 output (11 LED's 0402 type). I was curious if you guys had any tips on how to do that with the standard 16 pin registers, or if you could direct me to one that could do it.
Have you looked at old-school 7-segment LEDs with "retro" BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) shift registers? I'd imagine any modern register would still do BCD anyway, Steve's MAX7221 (or that SN74HC595) would (or make your's hex for a change..). Should be loads of info on that stuff online--and it's a only a (temporal) step removed from nixie tubes...
'Course I can see why a hacked LED display might be a fun project...
When I was a kid, my cousin worked for Wang electronics, and brought home an early calculator they made -- with nixie tubes, a punch-card reader and 64 bytes of memory! Wow, that makes me old...
The MAX7221 has 64 outputs, and only needs three lines to drive it. You can cascade multiple devices, over the same three lines. If you look at my project "CarBarduino" you'll see a custom board I built with the same chip
For more I/O for the LED's, before resorting to bit-shifting, I'd first look into charlieplexing:
Thanks, I'll take a look at it.