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L.A. Wright Photography
I would like to start this review off by stating that I was a friendly acquaintance of Laurie Stephens, the owner of L.A. Wright Photography, before this incident occurred. I was interested in using her services for many reasons: my niece and nephew's pictures, Christmas gatherings, and potentially even my own wedding at some point. Unfortunately, due to this problem, not only will I never use L.A. Wright Photography, but I will strongly discourage others from doing so as well. Hopefully they only time I'll ever have to see Laurie again is when she is returning money she claimed would be refunded in October 2012.
While hanging out with Laurie one evening last year I asked her if she would be able to photograph a newborn. My friends Jeremy and Amanda (my boyfriend Joshua's brother & sister-in-law) were about to have a baby in January 2012 and I thought it would be a really cool idea for me, Josh, and his two brothers James and Jason to all go in on a gift certificate for Jeremy & Amanda to get newborn photos done by Laurie. She said she would love to do it, and I kind of asked her a few different ways, "Are you sure?", "I don't really see kids in your photo albums; is that something you're familiar with", etc. I had seen the L.A. Wright website and Laurie's Facebook page enough to be assured, however, that she took very beautiful pictures so it shouldn't be a problem. Laurie did reassure me that she was up for the task and quoted me a gift certificate price of $175. I reminded her several times of the timeline of birth: Amanda & Jeremy's daughter was due to be born at the end of January and Jeremy would have a rare two weeks off in which the shoot could take place. She confirmed that she understood and that she thought newborn pictures would be a great thing for the new parents.
I excitedly met with Josh and his brothers and they were up for the idea, so we pooled our funds together and I met Laurie in early December 2011 (about a year ago) to give it to her. I didn't request a receipt because I figured hey, we're friends, I know I gave her the cash; she knows she accepted it and that we had a verbal contract. She sent me a cute little gift certificate December 22, 2011 via e-mail, and I printed it out on nice paper and packaged it as a Christmas gift for the parents-to-be. I also made sure that Laurie had Amanda's e-mail address so that after she and Jeremy got their gift, they could begin communicating on setting up a time for the shoot.
I didn't see Laurie for quite some time after that; as a matter of fact, from the time I gave her the money up until the time Amanda & Jeremy's baby was born (January 28, 2012), I briefly communicated with her via Facebook, but not regarding the photo session – I felt that Amanda probably had a good handle on scheduling something with Laurie and I was no longer needed in that respect. While Josh and I were visiting Amanda & Jeremy in the hospital, I asked if a date had been arranged for the photo shoot. Amanda said that she had gone back and forth with Laurie for most of January but Laurie was never able to commit to a time to come out and take the pictures. Apparently for quite some time, Amanda had been e-mailing Laurie but not getting any response in return (about 3 weeks). Finally, after Amanda sent Laurie an e-mail calling her out on her lack of response, Laurie explained to Amanda that she wasn't really able to do a newborn shoot. She also claimed that she didn't have appropriate props and that her equipment was either damaged or in the process of being repaired, so that's why she didn't contact Amanda.
I couldn't believe the information I was hearing; I didn't think Amanda would have any issues with Laurie, much less not returning messages or scheduling. Unfortunately, the two week time period in which Jeremy was off and able to have pictures taken came and went without a photo shoot. At that point I asked them if they would rather have me get our money back and go elsewhere for photography services. I didn't really want to go that route because I had never had an issue with Laurie before, but I'd also never done a photo shoot with her before. I was very upset but Amanda assured me that she would work it out with Laurie herself and something would be scheduled ASAP. One of the things that most upset me was that Laurie was a friend of mine; not a best friend or even someone I've known for a very long time, but I definitely felt as though we respected one another. I had the feeling that something was going on behind the scenes and that we were in for nothing but problems with L.A. Wright. Only now have I discovered how accurate that feeling was even though I tried to push it aside.
Laurie and Amanda agreed to do a shoot when her baby started walking. Amanda thought this would be a good time to capture the baby on film and make some great memories. Personally, I was a little devastated that the newborn pictures were kind of lost, but I later found that Amanda had a close family friend do a mini-shoot that resulted in about 30-50 beautiful pictures of the baby, and Mom and Dad were left satisfied. I mean, I hate to sound dramatic, but I was very clear with Laurie about when their daughter would be born and what kind of timeframe they both had to do the shoot. It was very disappointing, to say the least.
I decided at this point to take matters into my own hands and ask Laurie for a refund. I explained to Jeremy, Amanda, and Josh and his brothers what my reasoning was and they were all in agreement that we should just try and recoup our losses and go another direction with the photo needs. Not to mention the fact that when I explained what was going on to Josh and his brothers, they were extremely upset about the fact that pictures were never taken of their newborn niece as promised – four unsatisfied "customers". I assured them that I'd speak with Laurie and work toward getting our money back and try another photographer.
On September 4, 2012, I e-mailed Laurie letting her know that I was sorry for contacting her with bad news but that we and Jeremy & Amanda had decided to go another route with the photography needs. I kindly asked what the process would be for a refund and apologized, thanking her for understanding. She wrote back on September 7 stating, "I will return 175.00 in the latter part of the month of October. Will be in touch re:". Then she sent me a second e-mail a few minutes later stating, "Actually it would be 150.00 I believe…I thought you paid 200 but I believe it was 175.00 so I will be returning 150.00 instead. Normally I do not return any money on a purchased gift certificate but I am making an exception." At this point I became angry that this person who I thought was a friend to me was going to screw me and three other people out of a measly $25. I'm sure she had her principles, but I did too, and that seemed very petty to me. I decided whatever, fine; I will just get with her in October, get our money back, call it a day with the whole situation, and move on.
Two days later (Sept. 9), I went to the local bar to watch my football team's opening game. Josh and I saw some mutual friends, one of whom happened to be Laurie's boyfriend, sitting and they invited us to join them. A little while later, Laurie showed up. We were both cordial but didn't really speak all that much; I focused on my game. During halftime, Laurie and I spoke privately and she said she "wanted to make sure you and I are okay". During this conversation, she divulged that she'd been having a rough year business-wise and had been screwed over a few times, gone to court, etc. I felt for her troubles and said I was sorry but asked if she had to keep the $25, explaining to her that now I had to go back to three other people and say, "Sorry, but you can't have all your money back." I thought that was pretty lame and told her so. She said, "I have just been taken advantage of so much this year with people that want to get freebies." Offended, I told her that it was me, not some random person looking for a handout, and I was not looking for anything for free – we were simply requesting our money back for services that were never performed. Then she started getting a little defensive and told me that Amanda was very difficult to schedule things with and that if the plan never worked, it wasn't because of Laurie. At that point I kind of gave up on the conversation and we went back to the bar, Josh and I leaving shortly thereafter. I felt it was just another random and unfortunate occurrence in this whole scenario and I still had a feeling that something would prevent us from getting our money back.
Anyway, to make a REALLY long story a little shorter, I have not seen Laurie since that day in early September. In October, she never contacted me, so on November 8 I e-mailed her asking when we could meet up regarding the refund. She never wrote me back. I sent her a text message November 12 letting her know I had e-mailed her and that I was looking to meet up and process the refund. She never returned my text. I called her last weekend on December 2 and left her a calm, collected voicemail asking her to contact me ASAP and that I wanted me, Josh, and his brother's money back immediately. I asked her to call me right away and even told her if she'd like to e-mail me back with details that would be fine. Still, I've heard nothing in response.
I guess the real reason I am writing this review is because myself, along with three other people, are obviously pissed consumers who have been totally and utterly ripped off. I suppose it's a warning for all those out there who are naïve enough to think that dealing with someone who you think is a friend means they won't *** you out of $175 – basically what Laurie did was steal me, Josh, and his brothers' money, then acted like nothing ever happened. I gave her this money OVER A YEAR AGO and there have been no services performed, and no refund given. To me and the people affected by this incident, it is out and out thievery and should not be tolerated. I have half a mind to take her *** to small claims court but figure it will not be worthwhile in the end as she is obviously too financially insecure and incapable to run a business properly. One of the things that chaps my *** the most is that she has a brand-new *used BMW – it is used but in mint condition, probably only a few years old, and I see it at least once a week thanks to her boyfriend living a few streets up from me. I suppose that car payment is just too much for her to handle without ripping people off to support it. I am kicking myself in the *** for ever considering this idea with her in mind and wish that I would have gone another route. I would strongly discourage anybody from using L.A. Wright Photography or Laurie Stephens for any services at any time. I feel positive that I will not be the last person negatively affected by her inability to communicate, coordinate, and just plain be a good human being in general.
The refund for this gift certificate has been satisfied and all parties taken care of as of 12/21/12 - Original Poster
Laurie, if you have failed to remember how difficult you were to schedule with, I have the emails to prove your lack of response and your complete disregard for our time frame. What new mother has time to email a photographer the day after her child was born?
This one. I wanted those photos within days of her birth and expressed that to you a month before her birth! You assured me you could and then continued to blow me off until my husband had to go back to work and we made the decision to use a family friend and pay out of our own pocket instead of being able to use this lovely gift. How dare you use friendship and "less than $200" against her.
She trusted you and your "business" to refer us to use you for our precious newborn photos. If you were a friend for "years" then you should understand that you shouldn't have screwed her and our family. You're being completely unethical and if you don't realize that then maybe this business is not for you. Had you just responded to us or her regarding this we could have worked something out instead of asking for a refund.
Your boyfriend shouldn't even be involved and instead of responding to this post, you should call your customer.
You told her you would refund her! Do the right thing.
Its unfortunate that someone who has had a friendship that has spanned years with my boyfriend and then myself would allow less then $200.00 to lead her in this direction. I explained to her that I do NOT do refunds on gift certificates.I would have done her a favor had she not let this affect many years of friendship.
Its unfortunate that someone who has had a friendship that has spanned years with my boyfriend and then myself would allow less then $200.00 to lead her in this direction. I explained to her that I do NOT do refunds on gift certificates.I would have done her a favor had she not let this affect many years of friendship.


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Update: According to the New York Post, Jay-Z has dropped his lawsuit against chef Michael Shand over an alleged secret recipe for chicken wing spice mix. Shand had reportedly not turned over the recipe to the club, initiating the lawsuit. While Jay-Z has dropped the lawsuit, thus forcing us to kill our planned "Sue Chef" headline, Shand's lawyer said, "We still may sue the club for defamation of character and for the return of his possessions."
Take a hard look at Jay-Z in the pic above. It's the face I imagine Hov gives when told his Gulfstream's air conditioning broke or when Beyoncé asks if he can run to Walgreens for more diapers in the middle of a Nets game. You do not want to be the recipient of that face.
Today, 40/40 Club chef Michael Shand received said gas face from Hov, as the New York Post reports that Jay is suing the chef for $1.5 million after he "failed to perform on significant aspects" of a deal to improve the club's menu earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges that "the club has not been able to adequately replace the items and services defendant was paid to provide," though it's unclear what specifically Shand failed to do.
Jay may want to have someone update 40/40's website, which states that Shand "created a new menu that is sure to please both the sports fan and casual diner," two vastly different types of eaters. "Guests will be enticed by the upscale traditional American sports bar cuisine, done with a twist." That twist, apparently, was not twist-y enough for the rapper, who claims in the lawsuit that Shand "cost the club lost profits, loss of good will [and] alienation of clientele."
As of today, you can still "Meet Chef Michael Shand" on the club's website, which, after curiously including that his home country of New Zealand was the "home of the recent fatal earthquakes," mentions his experience as chef for "The Beyoncé Experience" and Bey's "I Am" tour.
Shand's lawyer told the Post, "Mike's a great chef, and it is unclear why 40/40 would contemplate a lawsuit against him." For those of you who wish to show solidarity with Jay, $2,500 bottles of Remy Martin Louis XIII are available for "pre-order" on the club's site, should you be the type that plans bottle service in advance.

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How To Use GMail Keyboard Shortcuts
Browsing through old forum posts, I chanced upon this thread by Paul. It made me realize that although I had been using gmail for quite some time, I never really utilized the keyboard shortcuts that are readily available with this free email account. No doubt keyboard shortcuts increases efficiency of the user and increase productivity. If you are a stumbleupon user perhaps one of my earlier hubs on How To Stumble Using Your Keyboard will be interesting for you.
I am listing below all the latest available GMail keyboard shortcuts. Check them out. I have already started using them and find it very useful.
GMail Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can really make using Gmail quicker and easier. For the keyboard shortcuts to work, first, click on the Settings link at the top right of the screen, and click on the "General" tab. Find the "Keyboard Shortcuts" entry and click on the "Keyboard shortcuts on" radio button.
To use the shortcuts you must be having a Standard 101/102-Key or a Natural PS/2 Keyboard.
Keyboard Shortcuts in Gmail Video
How to use Keyboard Shortcuts
Pressing the following keys will help you to.........
a : To reply to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window.
c : To compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
e : To archive your conversation from any view.
f : To forward a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window.
j : To move your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can press <Enter> to expand a conversation.
k : To move your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can press <Enter> to expand a conversation.
m : To archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you.
n : To moves your cursor to the next message. You can press <Enter> to expand or collapse a message.
p : To moves your cursor to the previous message. You can press <Enter> to expand or collapse a message.
q : To move your cursor directly to the chat search box.
r : To reply to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window.
s : To add or remove a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
o or <Enter> : To open your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'
u : To refreshe your page and return to the inbox, or list of conversations.
x : To automatically check and select a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
y : To automatically remove the message or conversation from your current view. (also see the note below)
z : To undo your previous action if possible (for actions with an 'undo' link).
/ : To put your cursor in the search box.
! : To mark a message as spam and remove it from your conversation list.
. : To display the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.
? : To display the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on.
# : To move the conversation to Trash.
[ : To archive your conversation and move to the previous one.
] : To archive your conversation and move to the next one.
<Esc> : To remove the cursor from your current input field.
<Ctrl> + s : Holding the <Ctrl> key while pressing s when composing a message will save the current text as a draft. Make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields - either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields - when using this shortcut.
<Shift> + i : To mark your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.
<Shift> + u : To mark your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.
<Shift> + n : To update your current conversation when there are new messages.
(Note: From 'Inbox,' 'y' means Archive, from 'Starred,' 'y' means Unstar, from 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to inbox, from any label, 'y' means Remove the label. 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
'a', 'f', 'n', 'p' and 'r' are applicable only in 'Conversation View')
Navigation Shortcuts
You can also use the following key combinations to navigate through Gmail.
<tab> then <Enter> : After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.
y then o : Archive your conversation and move to the next one.
g then a : Will take you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received but are not deleted.
g then s : Will take you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c : Will take you to your Contacts list.
g then d : Will take you to all drafts you have saved.
g then i : Will return you to the inbox.
g then t : Will take you to all mail you've sent.
* then a : Selects all mail.
* then n : Deselects all mail.
* then r : Selects all mail you've read.
* then u : Selects all unread mail.
* then s : Selects all starred mail.
* then t : Selects all unstarred mail.
I think "x : To automatically check and select a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation." answers Paul's question. Bookmark this page to make it easier to come back again, I will be posting updates on gmail keyboard shortcuts here.
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thanks bigbadbison! i tried out your smilies, and they all work apart from one. instead of + /'\, there is no space between the + and the /.
Hope this helped!
u can also make smilies while youre chattting.
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Let me no if u no any more!
GMail rocks and these pointers are really handy.
I didn't realize there were so many shortcuts, SunSeven! Many thanks and thumbs up to you!
Sun Seven
I love G-Mail, thanks for the great tips.
Great Hub. That should save me some time. Of course, it will take some time to learn them and get used to using them, but once learned, it'll be very useful.
Great guide, SunSeven!!!
Good shortcuts for the gmailer. They do help cut time for the typist. I dont have it so no good to me Good hub.
Thanks a lot for some excellent advice and knowledge


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There are 2 types of rice transplanter, 6 rows and 8 rows, power arranges from 5 hp up to 10 hp, can transplant 0.2-0.3 hm2/h, very high in efficiency. Wood box package, pretty popular with southeast Asian importers and Africa buyers.
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Matthew K. McCullough
Matt McCullough is a litigation associate in the Walnut Creek office of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP. He focuses his practice on business, construction, insurance coverage, and real estate litigation.
Matt enjoys the collaborative approach to providing client service and is eager to help clients reach their goals. His legal practice is based on one key focus: to create lasting client relationships through achieving positive results. Matt's background offers a variety of specialized skills, including:
• An understanding of the judicial system and its legal process. Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kim Berkeley Clark, presiding judge of a state court division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Matt's judicial experience helps him bring that insight and experience to his litigation practice.
• An excellence in legal writing. Matt leverages his past experience winning a Top Ten Best Brief award in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition to craft persuasive and fact-driven writing on complex issues for clients.
• His competitive, curious, and team-based spirit. Matt's competitive nature has driven him in all aspects of life, from his approach to breaking down legal issues to personal accomplishments like competing in sprint triathlons and being featured in a solo photography art exhibition. At the core of it all, Matt desires to learn about all aspects of a client's business and bring his knowledge and perspective to the client team.
• A change agent mentality. Whether in the courtroom or within his church and community, Matt continuously seeks out leadership positions where he can effect change. This means his hand is always raised to take on what is needed to help move the client's goals forward.
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I got to thinking about ficdom and division of labor. No deep, hard thoughts, because I am once again melting at my desk. Idle thoughts.
My tastes as a reader are infinitely more eclectic than my tastes as a writer. There's a certain challenge, a certain intimacy in writing, also perhaps a certain muse, although I have never thought about it in those terms. There's an affinity for the language which is personal, a relationship with darker corners which is comfortable, a fascination for breaking points, fine angles and sharp edges already present in very early writing, when I knew next to nothing of the world. There's a niche; I would not name it a vision. Perhaps a color. Something that I do not mind calling my own.
There are things I give out, and things I take in. We are not talking Archimedes' Principle. What comes out need not equal what came in, either in quantity, quality or content. A reader's intimacy is a different kind of intimacy, and I think nothing of sampling different dishes, different loves.
Take Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Farscape as ficdom and division of labor. To attract and keep a fair number of dedicated viewers, the shows mix various genres: comedy, horror, romance, angst. Fanfiction has no such requirement. That is, an author can very well write only romance, only comedy, only adventure, etc. An author may experiment with many genres, yet be better known for their introspective pieces than their bizarre alternate universes, their moody present tense vignettes than their experimental streams of consciousness. Perhaps, a certain expertise sets in. A certain reputation, no different than say, Stephen King's notoriety in the horror field, or Mary Higgins Clarke's predilection for suspense.
As I was saying, my personal approach is that of a division of labor -- which makes it sound a lot more industrial and rigid than the landscape of ficdom really is, but reductionism will do for my purposes.
As a Buffy and Angel reader, ficdom was a smorgasbord. Kita would provide me with more dark Angel slash than I could bear, a sudden craving for smut would be quenched by Te, lyricism was the domain of Spyke Raven, Puca would make me look at things upside down, Harpy took me down the Buffy-Angel highway, Jessica Walker told me all I needed to know about Spike, Hth broadened my horizons to femslash, zero made me buy Spike and Buffy in a tree, Rheanna knew the AI team like the back of her hand, Perri Smith had me in stitches, Anna was darker than dark. I would snuggle up to Tink and feel good. I never had an appetite for sprawling alternate universes, but should I feel whimsical, Yathzee was on hand. Brilliant writers, who for all their signature style, vision, and quirks, still managed to be truthful to the essence of a common universe.
Farscape ficdom is, I feel at times, too small to feed all of me.
SR brought up the 'ebb and flow' of John and Aeryn's relationship, what was 'natural' for them, and trying to remember what I knew of the characters to the exclusion of drama, which is the domain of the writers, I thought about different paths, different destinations. Which brought me back to The Locket. They spent fifty years on the Favored Planet, with nothing in the way of their relationship but themselves -- and came to the end of their lives never having said 'I love you.' So what is natural?
Time, space, choices, consequences, forks in the road. Infinite possibilities. Aeryn met the old ghost on Valdon, and will we ever know why?


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Monday, October 20, 2014
I won't be posting for a few days.
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Blood Pressure Levels Too Low
The standard for normal blood pressure is 120/80. Some people have lower blood pressure than the norm. This is considered to be non life-threatening as long as there are no symptoms. However, chronic low blood pressure can mean there is an underlying cause. Chronic low blood pressure is also known as hypotension. bpmonitorAdvisor – blood pressure monitor are the best there is.
If you experience dizziness or lightheadedness you may have hypotension. These symptoms can also lead to fainting. Other symptoms include blurred vision, lack of concentration, fatigue, depression, nausea, shallow breathing rapidly, or cold, clammy and/or pale skin. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms you should contact your physician.
Pregnancy can cause a woman's blood pressure to drop. This mostly occurs in the first twenty-four weeks of pregnancy. Usually blood pressure will return to normal after delivery.
Severe injuries where there is a lot of blood loss can also lead to blood pressure dropping very rapidly. Major injuries need to be treated quickly as to prevent death. Heart related problems such as low heart rates, valve problems, heart attack and failure can also cause low blood pressure levels.
Medications used to treat conditions such as high blood pressure, heart problems, Parkinson's, and erectile dysfunction can lead to a drop in blood pressure. Other medications like diuretics and over-the-counter drugs can cause this as well. This is why it is very important to let your physician know any and all medications you may be taking.
Septic Shock occurs when an infection, usually bacterial enters the bloodstream. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction; both will lead to a drop in blood pressure. They are life-threatening and should be treated immediately.
Prolonged bed rest can lead to low levels in your blood pressure. This is because the body is in one resting position for long periods of time. To prevent any problems try simple exercises to keep the blood pumping throughout your body. When you are ready to get up, take your time slowly as to prevent dizziness or fainting.
Vitamin B-12 or folic acid deficiencies can cause anemia. Your body will not be able to produce enough red blood cells causing low blood pressure. Endocrine problems such as thyroid conditions, low blood sugar, and even diabetes can cause low levels in blood pressure.
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With proper diagnoses and treatment low blood pressure will not affect your every day life. Proper diet can also help maintain low blood pressure. Try eating fewer carbohydrates and get plenty of water to help blood flow. Remember, low blood pressure levels are only a matter of concern if you have noticeable symptoms. If you have any cause for concern make sure to make note of any symptoms or dramatic changes in your blood pressure and report them to your physician.


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A collection of 22 short stories featuring several big names of literary fiction experimenting with science-fiction themes and concepts.
Introduced by editor Weisman, a veteran of the SF landscape, the anthology presents a broad spectrum of stories, though only a few display conventional integration of the science of science fiction. For every story grounded in scientific developments, there is another that is best described as magic realism. If any one story embodies the overall tone, it may be Chris Tarry's "Topics in Advanced Rocketry," wherein the conceit of a rocket ship serves as mere vehicle for ruminations on family dynamics, the created celebrity, and 21st-century disaffection. (Lampshading the point, the rocket itself has fake dials which our "astronauts" cannot control at all.) Several stories stagger about under the weight of their own interpersonal relationships with hardly a plot to be found (J. Robert Lennon's "Portal," Jonathan Lethem's "Five Fucks," Jami Attenberg's "In the Bushes," Jim Shepard's "Minotaur," Rivka Galchen's "The Region of Unlikeness"...). That said, other stories in the anthology straddle an effective and potent line between the tight plotting of good SF and their own literary sensibilities: Julia Elliott's "LIMBs" is a poignant exploration of technology enabling discovery of one's personal past—and how one must outwit that technology to regain one's agency. Bryan Evenson's "Fugue State" is a dreamlike zombie-plague tale that leaves one unsettled—an understated contrast to Junot Díaz's "Monstro," which handles the same theme but with more pyrotechnics. Deji Bryce Olukotun's "We Are the Olfanauts" creatively condemns our emerging media-and–safety-net global culture, and Eric Puchner's "Beautiful Monsters" is an enjoyably queasy take on eternal youth.
By their natures, anthologies are often hit and miss: there are misses aplenty here, but the hits, when they come, are solid and lingering.


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Holy Stromboli! (A pizza dough recipe)
Holy Stromboli!
I would say that I'm an avid pizza maker. I have quite a few favorite pizza dough recipes that I use on a regular basis for making various pizzas and I'm always excited to try new pizza dough recipes.
I had some leftover chunky sausage studded pasta sauce leftover from dinner and wanted to make a Stromboli (basically rolled up pizza) and since I hadn't yet decided on a recipe from my Secret Recipe Club assigned blog for August I went ahead and searched The Bad Girl's Kitchen for a pizza dough recipe and was pleasantly surprised to find one. My Stromboli is filled with sausage pizza sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.
This pizza dough is very basic and easy to put together. It rose well, was super easy to work with and tasted great. I know I will come back to it in the future.
Pizza Dough (makes enough for 2 pizzas or 2 Stromboli) recipe from The Bad Girl's Kitchen
- 1 cup of warm water (105-115 F)
- 1 package of active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- cornmeal for sprinkling the pan
In the bowl of a mixer combine the warm water, yeast, honey and olive oil. Mix in 2 cups the flour and the salt and knead on low speed. Continue to add the additional cup of flour until you have a dough that's quite soft but not super sticky. Knead the dough for 5-8 minutes.
Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and rise until doubled in bulk (about an hour)
Once risen, deflate the dough and divide into two balls. Roll the dough out into two rectangles, about 9X11″
Top the dough with topping as if dressing a pizza and then roll it up the same style as a cinnamon bun.
Place your rolled pizza onto a pan prepared with parchment paper and sprinkled with cornmeal. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut slits into the top of the roll. Repeat with the second piece of dough.
Cover with a tea towel and let rise while the oven preheats to 425 degrees.
Bake Stromboli for 25-30 minutes and the top is golden brown.
Slice and serve.
Don't forget to check out the other great SRC recipes from Group B for August by clicking on the linky below!
Blended Banana "Ice Cream"
So calling this Ice cream is a bit of stretch…
The base of this yummy frozen treat is frozen banana, but once they're blended up with some cocoa and peanut butter it's tough to distinguish that you're actually eating frozen banana puree. Such a great healthy treat for the kids and my kids LOVE it!
We've added cocoa and peanut butter to our banana mixture but you could most certainly leave it plain, add chocolate chips or any other combination you'd like!
I've made my banana "ice cream" using a food processor, I found it needed a little bit of liquid to really get it smoothed out but I imagine if you were using a vitamix you may not need to add any liquid at all?
Frozen Banana "Ice Cream" Dessert makes about 6 small ice cream cones.
4-5 bananas, sliced and frozen
- 3 spoonfuls of cocoa powder (or to taste)
- 1 heaping spoonful of peanut butter
- almond milk (just enough to get it smoothed out in the food processor or blender) *you can use any liquid you choose, I wanted to keep ours dairy free.
Put everything into a food processor and pulse to break down the bananas. Add liquid if needed. Pulse until you've achieved a smooth, soft serve consistency.
Serve in bowls or cones.
Ice Cream Drumsticks
I am so excited about these sweet ice cream treats!
Ice cream drumsticks are so easy to make and cost only a fraction of the cost of the ice cream drumsticks you buy in the store. I've topped my drumsticks with chopped honey roasted peanuts, chopped miniature marshmallows and bits of my favorite chocolate bar. The possibilities for these are endless, I'm thinking that a chocolate/peanut butter ganache with caramel and nuts would be insanely good!
The method for making these great treats comes from my Secret Recipe Club assigned blog Learning Patience. Corey blogs from Trinidad and her blog is full of so many good looking recipes. I, of course jumped straight to the dessert section and settled right in on these Ice Cream Drumsticks.
All you need to get started are….
6 sugar cones
- your favorite chocolate bar (Corey used lindt chocolates) My current favorite is this Dairy Milk bar with Caramelized peanuts and salt
- vanilla ice cream (about 9 scoops)
- magic shell topping
- chopped nuts or other preferred toppings
- squares of parchment paper (6 or 7″ squared) and tape
The trickiest part of these was wrapping the parchment around the cones and keeping it in place. I used tape to wrap around and secure the parchment around the cone but since tape doesn't stick to parchment it needs to be long enough to wrap all the way around to stick to itself! I suppose that elastic bands would work well for this too!
First step – wrap the cones in parchment, about 2″ higher than the top of the cone.
Step 2 – chop up the nuts and chocolate bar
Step 3 – soften the ice cream by stirring it up until soft (you can also pop it into the food processor) mix in the chocolate bar, reserving some for topping the cones.
Step 4 – Stand the cones up in some cups and give a small squirt of magic shell into the bottom of each one. Spoon the softened ice cream into the cones filling them about an inch and a half over the top of the cone.
Step 5 – Add some magic shell topping onto the top and sprinkle the nuts and other toppings on top. Press them into the chocolate so they stick. Freeze for about 30 minutes or until the ice cream has hardened back up.
Check the link below for all of the other July SRC submissions.
Epic Focaccia Bread
This Focaccia Bread is SO good and really very easy to put together! Baked up in a large springform pan and adorned with whatever toppings you desire….feta, parmesan, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh basil, roasted garlic, pepper and olive oil. Every time I make this, people seem to get excited.
This creates quite a large round loaf of bread. You could also stretch the dough thinner on a sheet pan or a pizza pan and just adjust the baking time accordingly.
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp dried rosemary
- 1 tbsp dried sweet basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 4 cloves crushed garlic
- 1/3 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
Suggested toppings:
- Roma tomatoes
- fresh basil
- feta cheese
- parmesan cheese
- artichokes
- sun-dried tomatoes
- roasted red peppers
- roasted garlic
- spinach
- olive oil
- pepper
To make the bread:
In a measuring cup, combine the hot water with spices and the garlic to let the spices soften up a bit, add the olive oil to this mixture and let it cool to room temp.
In a mixer bowl combine the warm water with the yeast and the sugar and whisk together. I never wait for my yeast to proof and y bread always turns out great.
Add the cooled water with the spices and olive oil to the yeast mixture. Add the salt.
Mix the flour in, one cup at a time and knead for about 10 minutes. The dough should be quite soft but not sticky.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or with a clean tea towel and place aside to rise until doubled in bulk. 30-60 minutes.
Prepare your springform pan by greasing the sides and lining the bottom with parchment paper. I used my largest size pan.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Gently deflate the dough and turn out into the prepared springform pan and use your hands to manipulate the dough so it covers the whole pan.. Using your fingers, create dimples all over the surface of the dough. Top the bread with the toppings of your choice and set aside for about 30 minutes to rise while the oven preheats.
Bake your bread for 45-55 minutes, or until the edges are golden, and the middle of the bread sort of springs back when you tough it with your finger.
Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before removing the sides of the pan. Cool before serving.
Malt Chocolate Chip Muffins
I adore Malt flavored baking.
When we were kids (I am one of 5) I remember always chosing the frosted chocolate malt ice cream treat from the corner store. It came in a cup with a flat wooden "spoon" and it was best if you scooped out all of the softest part around the edges that had melted from being in your hand before eating the still frozen middle part.
I have to admit though, that although I love Malt, I have never actually drank a glass of Ovaltine! I usually chose to buy the regular Ovaltine for baking over the chocolate flavored Ovaltine as I find the chocolate can easily mask the yummy malt flavour.
These muffins are made with browned butter, malt powder and lots of chocolate chips.
They may just be my new favorite!
Malt Chocolate Muffins makes 12 large muffins
- 1/2 cup butter, browned and cooled
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup Malt powder (such as Ovaltine or Horlicks)
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips plus more for topping
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a muffin pan with liners. (I greased the pan and my muffins stuck)
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat melt the butter and begin to whisk it until it turns a light caramel colour. Remove from the heat and pour into a mixing bowl. Let the butter cool to room temperature.
Beat the sugar into the cooled butter for about 3 minutes. Beat in the ovaltine, followed by the egg. Once the egg has been worked in, the mixture should become smooth,
Sift together the baking powder, baking soda and flour. Mix the flour in, a third at a time, alternating with the milk. Don't over mix, just mix until everything is combined and smooth, Fold in the chocolate chips.
Generously fill muffin cups (there should be enough batter for 12) Top each one with a tsp of mini chocolate chips.
Bake muffins for 25-30 minutes or a pick inserted comes out clean.
Cool and Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Pie
Last week I was out for drinks with the girls at a local resort restaurant and someone ordered a peanut butter pie for dessert. Cookie crust topped with a smooth peanut butter, cream cheese filling and it was topped with chocolate ganache, it was simple, amazing and delicious!
After browsing the recipes from Sarah's Kitchen (my Secret recipe Club assigned blog for May) I thought there was no way she's have the recipe I was looking for but when I cruised through the Cheesecake section I found an incredibly decadent looking Peanut Butter Mousse Cheesecake! This cheesecake is over the top, oreo layer, a thick layer of cheesecake and then the smooth and creamy peanut butter mousse topped with peanut butter cups and a peanut butter sauce! This is the kind of dessert I'd save for very special company, and as this has been a very busy month I just didn't have the occasion for it, but what I did see within Sarah's recipe was the PEANUT BUTTER PIE!
I hope that Sarah doesn't mind I WAY simplified the recipe, but you can make this with ingredients you are likely to have around and you can even pop the leftover pie in the freezer and serve it frozen making it a great summer dessert to prepare in advance!
I hope you enjoy this peanut butter pie as much I do!
Peanut Butter Pie Recipe adapted from Sarah's Kitchen. Makes one very generously filled 9″ pie
For the crust:
2 cups oreo crumbs OR 2 cups crushed oreo cookies
- 1/4 cup melted butter
For the Peanut Butter Mousse:
- 1- 8oz package cream cheese (1 cup) room temp.
- 2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 large tub cool whip (I used 500 ml of whipping cream, measured then whipped to stiff peaks)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the oreo crumbs with the melted butter and press into the pie pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is set. Remove from oven and let cool.
Cream together the cream cheese and peanut butter. I switched to a wire whisk attachment and whipped it for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Mix in the powdered sugar and the milk until smooth.
Fold the whipped cream or cool whip into the peanut butter mixture. Be gentle, and fold carefully until it is well combined.
Pour the peanut butter filling into the prepared pie crust and chill for at least 3 hours (or freeze….I prefer it frozen)
Now you could most definitely Jazz this up with chopped peanut butter cups, chocolate fudge or ganache or some honey roasted peanuts, but as this was a weeknight dessert I decided to keep it simple. You can be certain I will be making the full cheesecake version in the near future!
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A Conferderacy of Dunces is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel that is hysterical. Toole (the author) wrote the book and then died an umtimely death to suicide. Years later, his Mother presented the manuscript she found to a publisher and the rest is history.
Ignatius J Reilly is the central character - a fat slob with a complex personality disorder. The story is set in New Orleans and you follow Ignatius (who is grown and living with his Mother) on his shenanigans through the city as he just tries to get by doing as little as possible. The book is hysterically funny at many points, but sad at other junctures. It is overtly crass at times and may not be suitable for young children (should at least be screened by parents before being read by pre-teens and teens).
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Local Plastic Bag Bans: How's It Going?
Many areas in the US are banning or at least taxing single use plastic bags and the practice is growing. Most people support these bans in spirit but can find it difficult to always remember their cloth bags when leaving the house. Or some times a spontaneous errand means you just don't have them with you. Do you live in an area where bags have been banned — or just seriously discouraged? What is your strategy for reducing your plastic bag use?
The biggest issue for most people is forgetting their cloth or reusable bags. In time this will be fixed as the habit to bring them takes hold. (You remember your wallet and keys, right?) Many people favor the ultra thin nylon bags that wrap into their own pouch are easy to toss into a purse or backpack. But still, it can happen that you end up at the store with no bags in hand. Many grocery stores these days have a bin where you can leave and pick up used plastic or paper bags. They also sell cloth bags for a dollar or two, usually heavily imprinted with the a store's logo.
Some people I know use their plastic grocery bags as garbage bags, thus eliminating the need to purchase rolls of plastic garbage bags. While this helps a little in that it gives the plastic bag a second use, it still doesn't eliminate the fact that it ends up in a landfill or on a barge heading out to sea where plastic bags have been known to injure and kill marine life.
Here in the Bay Area, some grocery stores and farmers' markets are starting to offer bio compostable bags, usually charging an extra 25 cents each. This is my favorite solution because my apartment building doesn't participate in our city's compost program (grrrr) so I do have a little more "wet garbage" to deal with these days. The small compostable bags mean I don't have to use plastic garbage bags or 'recycle' plastic grocery store bags. (Hint: cardboard milk cartons are also good containers for non-recyclable waste.)
Do live in a city where plastic bags are banned? How is it going? What do you do when you forget your bags?
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Exceptionally Diminished Capacity in Park Slope
We posted about the movie shoot in Park Slope for Diminished Capacity on Tuesday and several commenters noted that movie shooting season can mean hassles for residents impacted by the film shoot. Signs for the movie shoot are up on Eighth Avenue, Eight Street and Seventh Street. Last night we noticed that they'd spread to Sixth Street, which is why we bring this up again. City regulations require that signs be posted at least 48 hours in advance and we know for a fact that the Sixth Street signage was posted less than 24 hours ahead of time. (You can check out the filming guidelines here.) The signs went up on Wednesday long after other signs had been posted, so we're guessing that a number of people are coming out this morning to discover their cars, which they thought were safely parked, have been relocated. Just thought we'd share. Meantime, we'll catch some shots of the shoot itself. Or the towing of the cars. Or the residents with diminished anger management capacity.
For a take on how this makes residents nuts in other neighborhoods, check out this Open Letter to Dennis Leary posted by 11222. It says, in part, "Please stop taking all our parking spaces and disrupting life for needless blocks on end. You do not put up the parking signs with the mandated notice, and you make the boyfriend call the Mayor's office for TV and film to complain at least twice a month. You would sing 'The Asshole Song' to yourself if you lived here and had to deal with 'Rescue Me' hogging Greenpoint constantly."
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There are a few simple survival techniques that children can learn at any age, and these can provide an important foundation for future skills. The first skills to teach are those related to staying calm in an emergency and following basic safety rules around fire and water.
Children 3 and under need to first learn how to avoid panic and develop patience in a survival situation. Most people who become lost stand the best chance of being found if they stay put, but learning to stay in one place can be challenging when a child's first instinct is often to run and get help. This is also a good age to start teaching fire safety, even if a 3-year-old might not be able to start a fire on her own. Develop an understanding of how fires are built and what they need to stay lit, and use this to build fire starting skills later on. Finally, consider helping your child develop water survival skills, such as floating and basic swimming strokes. This helps her to avoid injury in many scenarios, even if the only body of water she encounters is your own backyard pool. Children as young as 6 months of age can learn water safety and survival skills.


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Sorry for the silence. I've been working on The Manicheans Trilogy, and am about to finish the draft of Book 2. I started writing this epic tale in 2010, only to take a break to focus all my efforts on Stories from the Underworld and 32 Seconds. I thought taking a break was a bad idea, and publishing The Manicheans was a pressing matter. I, however, thought wrong.
The story evolved into something much bigger, and much funnier too. I needed the experience of working on two other projects before diving into the trilogy again. I needed a fresh pair of eyes. I also needed to feel inspired again.
Not feeling inspired is the worst thing that can happen to any writer. Yet, it happens. I had to deal with the "no inspiration" phase for several months. I even questioned whether I wanted to keep writing. I stepped away from Twitter, Facebook, and focused on other projects. I needed to find my balance. I needed to find my rhythm. Life had changed for me, and my free time to write had become extreme luxury. I asked myself if I still loved writing, and I honestly had to take a good look at myself and my goals, before saying yes, I love to write.
Here we are a few months later. The draft of Book 1 was finished fast; Book 2 was more laborious. Book 3 will probably feel the same way, although I enjoy the prospect of completing the tale and editing it, preparing it for publication and releasing it for your reading pleasure. I know some have been waiting, maybe they forgot about me a little too, because I wasn't in the spotlight as much. Trust me, I'm still here. My silence is only evidence of my dedication to the craft. True passion is only tested during harder times.
I've learned to be gentler with myself, and not stress over my work as I used to. I'm not trying to become the next bestselling author. I wanted to at some point, but not today. I only seek to write stories that resonate with me, that make me laugh, and cry. I leave the commercial stuff to authors who want to write commercial stuff. I have the freedom as an author to choose what I want to write about, why should I burden myself with topics that mean nothing to me? Just for the money? I don't even have that state of mind with my day job anymore. I love my day job today, and in the past, I didn't. The money was there though.
All I'm saying is don't limit yourself by what you know, and think will make you happy. As an artist, as a human being, you get to experiment. Take advantage of this gift! Don't let money dictate everything you do. Remember, what happens after publication is not in my power.
I can only worry about so much. I've written daily, a little bit, sometimes three words a day, but the work keeps growing. I give it my all anytime I can, and I live, I live life and experience it without guilt, without regret, because living makes me a better writer and a better person. The days where I didn't sleep enough, where I had my head buried in the computer, hurrying, pressuring myself to release a book because I had convinced myself this was what I needed to do, are over. I take my time today. I have this luxury. This doesn't mean I don't do the work. I just enjoy it more. I don't do it like a chore. I can't. Writing must come from the heart. If it doesn't come from the heart, then it's a waste of time.
You'll see me around soon enough. I can't wait to share The Manicheans with you all.


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A new cast iron skillet is gray, but a well
Keep your skillet in great shape by rinsing with water while it's still warm and scraping out any food. Avoid using soap and definitely don't put it in the dishwasher. Make sure that it's completely dry before you put it away. My mother-in-law taught me the little trick of putting it on a warm burner for a few minutes after washing it to make sure all the moisture is gone. Just don't forget about it! :)
Now you can enjoy cooking your light and fluffy homemade biscuits and fried squash in a future heirloom that you can be proud of.


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Cantabrian Wars, Ancient Market
Guerras Cántabras, Mercado de Época
24.08 - 02.09.2018
Los Corrales de Buelna (Cantabria aut. community)
Event description and programme
The Cantabrian Wars occured in the years 29-19 BC, starting with the Great War of 27-25 BC, when Caesar Augustus fought to subdue the Cantabri, the only Celtic people in Iberia who withstood the domination of Rome.
The annual event dedicated to the Cantabrian Wars takes place in the valley of Buelna, where numerous archaeological traces of the Roman and Celto-Iberian past are to be found. During two weekends the historical events are reenacted through living history displays with Romans and Cantabri, organized in sessions. The Roman events include the opening of the Temple of Janus, the arrival of the emperor Octavian Augustus, the debate in the Senate, scenes of military life, athletics and gladiator games, while the Cantabrian sessions illustrate religious rites, funerals, weddings and oracles. Finally, the final battle and the Roman victory are reenacted by historical groups.
Please contact the Organizers for confirmation and further details.
Info & Contact
Asociacion Guerras Cantabras
Address: Calle San Jorge, 39400 Los Corrales de Buelna, Cantabria, Spain
Tel: +34 620.084.230
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Web: http://www.guerrascantabras.net
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Oilers aim to halt home-ice woes vs. Sharks
EDMONTON, Alberta -- It is becoming more apparent that there are two Edmonton Oilers teams.
The one that wears the white road jerseys bears no resemblance to the team that wears the bright orange duds at home.
At home, the Oilers are a miserable 5-10-0, have lost three in a row and have a penalty-kill efficiency of 57.8 percent.
On the road, the Oilers are 9-7-2 and have won five of their past six.
Problem is, when the San Jose Sharks play the Oilers on Monday in a rematch of a first-round playoff series from last season, the game will be played at Rogers Place.
The Sharks (17-10-4) are eight points ahead of the Oilers (14-17-2) in the Pacific Division standings.
The game is the first of a three-game homestand for Edmonton.
"We're just trying to crawl back to their level and have a chance to compete with them at the end of the year," Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. "We've got a lot of work to do, so I'm not looking at it as a rivalry game. We've got an internal rivalry going on with our own team. Home, road, one good one, one bad one, and that's the rivalry we'll focus on and talk more about."
McLellan has 403 career coaching wins; 311 of them came behind the Sharks' bench.
McLellan said that defenseman Adam Larsson, who has been out since late November, is showing signs of progress. Veteran Andrej Sekera, who hasn't played this season after sustaining a knee injury in last season's playoffs, is getting closer to a return, but he won't be ready for the date with Sharks.
"It's a big stretch for us here on home ice," Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse said of the coming homestand. "We want to go into the Christmas break feeling good about our game, feeling good about ourselves. A big part of that is going to be our ability to pick it up here on home ice. ... We've just got to maintain our focus, the same way we've playing on the road, coming out hungry, putting pressure on other teams."
After a slow start to the season that saw him score just once in the Sharks' first 26 games of the season, Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Brent Burns has regained his goal-scoring form. He has five goals in the team's most recent five games.
"It's little differences every night," Burns said of his personal hot streak. But he said that teams haven't changed the way they have played against him since he was named the league's top defenseman.
That viewpoint was shared by his coach, Peter DeBoer.
"I was asked about this from day one, it's nothing other than they're going in for him. Goal-scorers are streaky, and we said that when he gets one, more will follow. I think that's what you're seeing."
The Sharks will have to do without Logan Couture, who left in the third period of San Jose's Friday loss at Vancouver after he took a shot to the head. DeBoer confirmed Sunday that Couture is day-to-day with a concussion and will miss the Monday game.
Couture sat out the final seven games of the 2016-17 regular season after taking a puck to the jaw. He required extensive dental surgery and played hurt in the playoffs.
Couture hasn't practiced with the Sharks since the Friday hit. He has 26 points in 31 games this season.
San Jose has scored just 85 times this season, the second-lowest total in the NHL, so losing Couture leaves a serious void in the offense.
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Debate on the resurrection
Listen live at Unbelievable
There is a review of the debate at Review
You did very well, especially since the debate took place on enemy turf. I had never heard the argument you made to discredit the Gospel account of the Resurrection before.
What was more interesting (at least to me) was you saying you were an atheist at nine years. I can't say the same. However, at that age adults had filled me with all sorts of magical stories and told me that while some were true, others weren't. Confusion was the foundation of unbelief. Later, as an adult, I tried to turn to religion again, only to discover that I'd been on the right track as a child.
Please keep up the good work.
Owings Mills, Md. USA
Stephen -
Having just listened to it all, I can't believe they rebroadcast it. Cole was frankly awful.
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From Dean (Confessions of a Falling Woman, 2008, etc.), a lightly fictionalized retelling of the life of the Eastern Orthodox St. Xenia, who left her comfortable home in 18th-century Russia to live as a "holy fool" among the poor.
Xenia's cousin, Dasha, who grew up with Xenia and her older sister, Nadya, narrates Xenia's history. From an early age, Xenia clearly has an independent spirit. She is an eccentric who cannot help showing her often-passionate feelings about the world around her without restraint. She also has dreams that are particularly vivid and can "see" what others cannot. At one of Empress Elizabeth's balls, ethereally lovely Xenia doesn't care that she makes a spectacle of herself over the choral singer Andrei because she knows immediately that she will marry him. It is a love match—Xenia may seem otherworldly, but she also enjoys earthly passion. Dasha does not find a husband because she is plain and enjoys reading—considered a dangerous ability among Russian women of her class. Living with Xenia and Andrei, Dasha witnesses Xenia's meltdown after her infant daughter's death. Then Andrei suffers a comic yet tragic death, falling down the steps in Xenia's gown after attending the empress' famous cross-dressing ball. Xenia's first reaction is catatonic grief. Then, although almsgiving is against the law, she starts giving away her belongings to any beggar who asks. When Dasha at last marries an Italian castrato per Xenia's prediction, Xenia's wedding gift is her house. Calling herself Andrei and dressing in his clothes, Xenia lives on the streets among the poor. She becomes known as the "holy fool." Widowed herself, Dasha is influenced by Xenia's example to open her home to those in need. Xenia even leads Dasha to adopt a child in an underdeveloped plotline.
The novel follows the factual particulars, but Dasha's narration remains at such a formal remove that readers never experience what makes Xenia tick as a saint or a woman.


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What's better than a pregnant celebrity? A pregnant celebrity baring it all on the cover of a magazine. Perfect hair, perfect lighting, perfectly round, sexy baby bump. Gorgeous.
Sort of seems like it's a dying art, though -- busting out a belly on the cover of Harper's Bazaar or InStyle. Is it because it was done too much? Is it now passe? Are today's famous mamas-to-be more reserved than the ones from yesteryear? Whatever the reason, I miss it. Especially as a woman who's expecting herself.
So, I resorted to the archives on the Internet. Here are, in my opinion, the five greatest pregnant magazine covers of all time. (I know you know who number one is ...)
5. Cindy Crawford on the cover or W Magazine. I'm a sucker for black and white -- and for Cindy Crawford. Yeah, she's a supermodel, but she looks so fit and strong in this photo. Totally ready for a baby.
4. Britney Spears on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. I love this cover -- and by no means am I the world's biggest Britney Spears fan. I just like her positioning -- forward-facing as opposed to the oft-used side pose. And I love that she's got a big ol' pile of jewels around her neck. Pregnancy glam.
3. Halle Berry on the cover of InStyle. First of all, the fact that she's clothed -- in a gorgeous white dress -- sets this cover apart from the others in and of itself. But Halle is just glowing here. She looks so womanly and happy. Pregnancy personified.
2. Patrick Dempsey on the cover of Life. Okay, so the celeb in this photo isn't the pregnant one, but come on. How sexy is this?
1. Demi Moore on the cover of Vanity Fair. I know, it's predictable, but I'm sorry -- this is the best pregnant celeb magazine cover of all time. It was the original, and in my opinion, there is yet to be a woman to do it better.
What's your favorite "pregnant celeb" magazine cover? Did you have photos of yourself taken while pregnant?
Images via W/Bazaar/InStyle/Life/Vanity Fair


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FC: Deer By: Alissa O'Driscoll
1: Mrs. Lesnieski's First Grade Class 2011-2012 | Thank you to everyone who helped us with this project. We had many volunteers and peer mentors assist us. Thank you to the BR-H PTO, Dr. Bash Trust Fund, and the Bark River Lions Club for helping to fund the publishing of our books. We appreciate all of your help!
2: The deer is an amazing animal.
3: The deer is a mammal. | Other mammals are horses, cows, and wolves.
4: The "white-tailed" deer refers to the white underside of the deer's tail.
5: The white-tailed deer is the most popular of all the deer.
6: White-tailed deer eat leaves, twigs, grass, corn, fruits, and nuts.
7: A cougar, wolf, or a bear would eat a deer. | Humans eat deer meat as well.
8: A female deer is pregnant for seven months. Another name for a female deer is doe.
9: A doe can give birth to one to three young at a time. | A baby deer is called a fawn.
10: Deer live in the woods, fields, and meadows.
11: Deer have reddish-brown coats in the summer. | They have brown coats in the winter.
12: Deer can sprint up to 30 miles per hour. They are really fast animals.
13: A deer can leap as high as 10 feet.
15: Deer run fast Eats long grass Ears are awesome Really nice
17: Deer White-tailed, fast Running, eating, leaping They are awesome Buck
18: Different Species | Fallow Deer | White-Tailed Deer | Mule Deer
19: Glossary mammal: has hair and gives birth to live young meadow: grassy area where deer eat species: group of the same kind of animals


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Aglow International Coeur d'Alene Lighthouse Gathering
Family Worship Center
697 W Dakota Ave, Hayden
January 18 from 10:30a - 12:30p
This month's guest speaker is Sarah Williams, an ordained minister, founder and president of The Master's Hand Inc., a ministry focused on training leaders for global impact. Sarah's 15 years in a unique marketing position equipped her as a groundbreaker and pioneer. Sarah co-authored and teaches a dynamic, fast-paced, servant leadership seminar which provides practical skills and Christian principles to equip, train, and release men and women into their calling and purpose in Christ. Her heart for the nations has called her to lead numerous teams on international ministry trips resulting in the transformation of countless lives. Sarah's humor will delight you and her fresh insights into the Bible will bring encouragement and strength. Come and allow the Holy Spirit to shift some things in your heart for 2018.


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Virginia loss was bad for them. I think if Duke can win the ACC tournament, they deserve strong consideration for the last #1 seed.
1. Florida (29-2, LW: No. 1): There is no National Title favorite this season. This isn't like 2012, when Kentucky won it all, or 2009, when everyone had North Carolina winning the title. There isn't even a team like Louisville from last season. But if I had to bet my life on one team making a run to the Final Four, it would be Florida. They just don't have any exploitable weaknesses.
2. Wichita State (34-0, LW: No. 2): 34-0. They did it.
RELATED: See the latest NBCSports.com Bracketology
3. Arizona (28-3, LW: No. 3): The Wildcats lost at Oregon this week, but that doesn't change my opinion of Arizona for the time being. The Ducks are streaking and winning the second leg of a Pac-12 road weekend is never an easy thing to do.
4. Villanova (28-3, LW: No. 9): The Wildcats might be…
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DOWNTOWN GLENDALE — An 83-year-old Glendale man remains hospitalized after driving his 2003 Land Rover off the second story of a multi-story parking garage last week.
Rafik Sarookhanian was pulling into a spot in a parking structure for the Park Towers condominium building at 345 Pioneer Drive, where he lives, when he accelerated instead of stepping on the brake, police said.
Sarookhanian struck the metal guard rails and a cement structure before his SUV landed on its roof on Pioneer Drive.
"I call him a miracle because he is very lucky, especially with his age," Glendale Police Det. Ashraf Mankarios said.
He suffered multiple injuries and remains at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he has been treated since the Oct. 8 crash, Mankarios said.
Sarookhanian sustained multiple broken bones in his neck, tendons separated from his vertebrae and a large cut on his head, he said
He was scheduled for surgery Thursday to treat his injuries, Mankarios said.


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Pelvic Avulsion Fractures in Adults
A pelvic avulsion fracture occurs when a part of the pelvic (hip) bone breaks and tears away. This happens when a muscle or tendon connected to the hip bone suddenly tightens so hard it pulls off part of the bone.
- Prescription pain medicine may be given. Ask your healthcare provider how to take this medicine safely.
- Take your medicine as directed. Contact your healthcare provider if you think your medicine is not helping or if you have side effects. Tell him or her if you are allergic to any medicine. Keep a list of the medicines, vitamins, and herbs you take. Include the amounts, and when and why you take them. Bring the list or the pill bottles to follow-up visits. Carry your medicine list with you in case of an emergency.
Follow up with your healthcare provider as directed:
Write down your questions so you remember to ask them during your visits.
Limit activity as directed:
Get plenty of rest while your fracture heals. When the pain decreases, begin normal, slow movements. Slowly start to do more each day. Rest when you feel it is needed.
Apply ice on your hip for 15 to 20 minutes every hour or as directed. Use an ice pack, or put crushed ice in a plastic bag. Cover it with a towel. Ice helps prevent tissue damage and decreases swelling and pain.
Walking devices:
You may need to use crutches or a walker until your fracture heals. Ask for more information about how to use these walking devices if needed.
Physical therapy:
A physical therapist may teach you exercises to strengthen your hip and legs once the pain is gone.
Contact your healthcare provider if:
- You have a fever.
- You have new symptoms.
- You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.
Seek care immediately or call 911 if:
- You feel lightheaded, short of breath, and have chest pain.
- You cough up blood.
- Your leg feels warm, tender, and painful. It may look swollen and red.
- You have increased swelling, pain, or redness in your hip.
- You have trouble moving your leg or foot.
- Your leg feels numb.
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When you think about building high performing teams you'll often find one thing in common: they are all running at a little bit over 100% 'capacity'. Not under and not too far over. It's a good thing 'capacity' is a straightforward concept. Oh no wait it's actually a rather meaningless phrase that managers hide behind to shield their team from unwanted work.
A high performing team should be judged on the performance per person rather than just the overall output i.e. if you bring in a new team member then output should increase proportionately. Seems simple right? So what about all those companies that grew super-fast but the output per person decreased significantly. You don't usually get to hear about it because the PR machine is talking 'growth' or 'expansion'.
The problem is, they could all be doing better. You get to hide behind success. Success gives you an excuse to stop self-reflecting, success adds justifications to everything you do, success makes companies complacent. And complacent companies get fat. Too many people and not enough productivity.
The main reasons senior managers think 'lean' is immediate cash flow. If you can spend less and get more you are winning right? Correct. But there is a delicate balance to strike. Overworked employees will be more likely to leave, underworked employees will still be more likely to leave (through boredom, lack of progress etc.). When you think 'lean' think optimum efficiency. By that I mean a level of productivity and efficiency that you can maintain and scale.
When a company goes through rapid growth this balance is put at risk. Certain teams end up too fat and some too light. Too fat and your productivity or output per person decreases, too light and you risk losing people, which hurts productivity as you have to cover the gap and the train the newbie. Either way, productivity gets hit. If you can grow fast without upsetting the balance then you really are winning and the growth will be much easier to achieve.
Consider the team of 4 led by manager A. They each felt that they were a little too busy. Probably not enough excess work for a new full time person to take on but the manager hired another team member to keep morale high! Hurrah. Or so they thought. So now we have a team of 5. All working at about 90% 'capacity'. One team member is getting increasingly bored and has grown frustrated at the lack of development opportunities. They leave. The manager doesn't want to rock his carefully constructed boat so hires a similar replacement. A few weeks later another original team member is bored and frustrated. They leave. And are replaced. And so on and so forth for the rest of time.
Imagine the same team under a different manager. He Is Mr. Lean. 4 people working at over 100% capacity? Excellent! So efficient. However, after a couple of weeks he has the first resignation, before he is able to hire a replacement another goes. In his quest to keep things lean the remaining two people are integrated into another of his teams and the workload is shared. They are resented for increasing the workload of the other team - carnage ensues.
What if, in parallel universe, manager A had a crash course in management…The 4 team members feel like they have a bit too much work on. Manager A arranges a meeting to review the processes the team adhere to. They review these seeking to improve efficiency through automation and elimination of unnecessary steps. With a small investment in tech/systems this is a success and they are able to bring down the workload - not quite enough as the team still find themselves staying late once a week but it's an improvement. Over the next few months the team is steady, challenged, busy but consistent. No leavers. No fallouts. They achieve a greater output per person than their parallel universe selves and didn't need to hire anyone.
So before you hire. My question is. Do you actually need to?
Michael Walker (Walker Davies) & Larry Kotch (BrainBroker)
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