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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Are you a sadist or a sweetie?
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- Donna K. Weaver said...
Oh, I love this post. I wish my husband would read it and believe it. When I read the rough draft of my unfinished SciFi ms, there's a hard scene in the beginning of the book. It traumatized him. Seriously. He's such a softie. And knowing that I will one day have to read what I write to him (he'd be crushed if I didn't) really inhibits my muse.
- November 30, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- Donna K. Weaver said...
Oh, and about Harry (you didn't think I could not comment on Harry), Jo really did set up up for that last book, didn't she? Besides what she did in the books, she prepared us in interviews. She said the last book would be a bloodbath, that in war people die and not just the second string. I went into that book expecting that anyone could die (though for some reason I hadn't thought of either Hedwig or Dobby--I so cried when Dobby died). I didn't cry will Fred was killed. She said that in her epilogue she'd let one person live that she'd planned to kill and that two others died she hadn't planned on. I was worried both the twins would go, so I was relieved when it was just one of them.
- November 30, 2011 at 5:57 AM
- Madeline Mora-Summonte said...
Yep, I cried at that part, too.
I just finished re-reading Gayle Forman's IF I STAY (YA) and I cried again - so hard, I had to stop reading because I couldn't see the page. Bad things happen to good people, struggle, heart, family, friends, love - it has it all.
I remember reading Stephen King's THE STAND for the first time and feeling shock when one of the main good guys gets killed. How could this be? He's a main character, one of the heroes? I think that was when I realized that was part of what made a book so good - that unpredictability, that anything can happen, so you should be worried after all. :)
- November 30, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Stacy Henrie said...
Great post! The very first manuscript I tried writing was pretty boring because there wasn't much conflict. I've learned in the years since how vital conflict and tension are to a story.
- November 30, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- E.R. King said...
I like creating conflict, especially when it ends badly for someone, but I don't do it as often as I probably should. Maybe that's why I'm gravitating towards romance. : )
- November 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- Meredith said...
Happy endings must be earned--I think I need to tack that statement up on my wall. Pulling my punches is one of my biggest weaknesses!
- November 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Cassie Mae said...
Bad things have to happen to make us feel the situation is real. Totally agree! I will Mwhahaha with you. *rubs hands and throws head back in manic laughter*
- November 30, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Ruth Josse said...
I love reading books where I think, "there's no way it's going to work out!" But it totally does. So satisfying. Make 'em work for it!
- November 30, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Mel Fowler said...
Oh man this is just what I needed, because right now there are too many rainbows and butterflies in my book. I need a little more pain!
- November 30, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Jolene Perry said...
I wrote my first mixed ending not long ago, and I LOVE it.
I'm working on one right now, and yeah, sorry, it doesn't make sense when all of the main characters make it out of a desperate situation alive.
So. They all won't.
Also. LOVE Rowling. She killed off some MAJOR players. SO sad, but it made it SO much more real. LOVE
- November 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Great post! So true. I have to be careful not to go too overboard! : )
- November 30, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Sara Bulla said...
Luckily no unicorns or rainbows in my stuff... but I am in my darkest writing experience and I have to say, I'm so tempted to cut the rules a bit and have my characters sidestep some of the consequences. Good reminder, thanks Angie!
- November 30, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Patricia Tilton said...
What an outstanding post! I loved your opening comments. Had never thought about it quite like that. I write PB, so I haven't had to confront bigger issues. Perhaps some day. But, I do like a sassy, naughty child.
- November 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Tasha Seegmiller said...
I love that you are cruel to your characters. I think it makes them better, really. Shows what they are made of, which in the end, makes them endearing.
- November 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Cortney said...
This is great. I've always heard to constantly tell your characters "no" so you're always getting them into scrapes. It's what keeps readers reading!! And I was shocked when Dumbledore died too!!
- November 30, 2011 at 2:31 PM
Conflict is so hard to write - especially believable conflict. And, honestly, sometimes I am afraid to put my characters through trauma... argh! Thanks for the tips :)
Kim Karras
- November 30, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Leigh Covington said...
You're so awesome! I totally agree with you tho - I like happy endings, but they have to be earned. You put it perfectly. Thanks for the awesome tips today. I know I will use them. :)
- November 30, 2011 at 7:05 PM
- Tara Tyler said...
great advice! makes perfect sense. must edit
- November 30, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- Chad Morris said...
Great advice. Happy endings need to be earned.
I must admit though, I didn't cry when Harry and Ginny's kids went on the train. I'm trying to get over the name Albus Severus Potter. That poor kid is going to be teased.
- November 30, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Small Town Shelly Brown said...
Dagnabbit, I read the title and knew that I needed to be more sadistic. It's not something I normally admit to people but I think we've grown close over the months of cyber knowing each other and I know you wouldn't tell anyone. I am Shelly, and I'm too nice *hangs head in shame*
- November 30, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Chantele Sedgwick said...
You always have the best posts. Seriously. I am a fan of butterflies and rainbows, I admit, but I do like seeing my characters overcome major struggles as well. It makes for a more fulfilling story. :)
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A recent scathing federal audit of Orange County's, once showcase, provider of medical care for low-income residents found major problems with the agencies management of those services.
Details on the history of CalOPTIMA's struggles here. All of this occurred on the heels of the Supervisor's granting Supervisor Janet Nguyen unfettered control over the agency, as well as supporting her proposal to restructure the governing board to give hospitals more influence and control. Days after the action, led by Nguyen, local health care providers participating in CalOPTIMA held a major fundraising event to support Nguyen. The Voice of OC reports that California's Department of Health Care Services will begin its own special review Monday of potential problems at CalOptima,
But that's only a portion of the story.
When it came time last year to determine how much hospitals would be reimbursed by the County for medical services, the Board of Supervisors dismissed the advice of County staff and instead voted to give hospitals more, even reading from the lobbyist recommendations (starting at 15:15 in the video below) to help formulate a motion during the meeting.
This is just another example of how the politicians on the Orange County Board of Supervisors have awarded hundreds millions of dollars in contracts to campaign contributors, including companies convicted of fraud, and allowed special interest lobbyists to write laws to benefit themselves instead of Orange County residents.
These politicians actions are a poignant reminder of how they are out of control in their pay-to-play hunger for power, influence, and campaign cash; all at the expense of the taxpayers they claim to serve. Of the five Republicans on the board, one is running for Congress, one for State Senator, and one may run for District Attorney in the future, and their record on this matter needs to come to the attention of voters for the 2014 election cycle.
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June Shannon, a.k.a "Mama June" has hinted at a possible reconciliation with estranged partner Sugar Bear (better known as Mike Thompson), from whom she separated back in September. The two are reportedly trying to repair their broken union, and she says that the father of Honey Boo Boo is more than willing to give things another go.
The 35-year-old recently gave an exclusive statement to popular gossip website TMZ in which she detailed the couple's possible plans of getting back together, confirming rumors that Thompson was back living in the family home on a full-time basis (which began circulating the internet sometime in October, after multiple photographs showed him present at the house on more than one occasion.) She admits that finding a way to work through things and get back to their previous status will be difficult, as their relationship has been incredibly damaged by the last few month's events. In this, Shannon is referring to the couple's split over the fact that she had reconnected with her old flame, convicted child molester Mark McDaniel, since his release back in March. The mother of four reportedly never really got past her feelings for McDaniel, something that eventually took its toll on her relationship with Sugar Bear. She even went so far as to keep a box of mementos in the family home that related to her time with said former flame, refusing to part with it despite her partner's continued reminders of how uncomfortable and unappreciated it made him feel.
Shannon makes it very clear that the two are in no way back together at the current moment, reiterating the fact that the union will take an inordinate amount of repair in order for the couple to even consider labelling themselves as in a relationship again. She admits that she was originally not telling the whole truth when she first put TMZ on blast for sharing a photograph of her in a hotel room with McDaniel shortly following his release from incarceration, accusing them of having photoshopped it and being unrelenting in terms of taking it down. She says that everyone makes mistakes and that while she knows she made some bad decisions, it should not be held against her forever. Shannon also insists that all contact with McDaniel has since been broken, after she fulfilled her daughter Lauryn's wishes to meet with him and help get him back on his feet following his decade-long prison stint.
The reason behind the 14-year-old's plea for her mother to meet with McDaniel reportedly lies with the fact that she was led to believe the man was her father for the first six years of her life. Shannon says she told this lie in order to protect the girl from who her father really was, another child predator who had stalked his victims online and was sentenced to prison for online exploitation of a 15-year-old. Upon realizing that McDaniel himself was a pedophile and had molested her own daughter Anna, Shannon says she was thrown for a loop and had no idea how to handle things. The truth eventually came out, but Lauryn was still attached to McDaniel as a father figure and asked her mother to meet with him in order to better gain closure on the situation.
It remains to be seen whether or not June Shannon and Mike Thompson will reconcile fully and return to their former relationship status. As of right now, they are said to be taking things one day at a time.
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Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man. Issue 51, Worlds unite / Ian Flynn, Joel Enos, script ; Dan Schoening [and seven others], [artists].
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Yesterday many of you came out to the library to make pillow cases for kids in Peyton Manning Children's Hospital. These kids often stay there for months and being able to personalize a bit of their room might make it feel more comfortable.
If you are interested in making a pillow case for these kids, follow the instructions below and bring them to the desk in the Children's Room by the end of July. We will take them to the hospital for you.
- Fabric 44″ x 29″ ??(or 22″ x 29″ when folded in half length-wise)
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Look for the eye of the needle (the hole). Then put the thread through this hole, making sure that there are two sides to the thread. Pull the thread until the two sides are hanging either side of the eye of the needle, matching up in length. Tie a knot with the two ends.
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Poke the needle down into the fabric, over about a quarter inch and back up again.??Pull the thread taut so that the??knot??lies against the fabric.
- Poke the needle down by knot then over and up a quarter inch to the left of the previous needle up position.
- Pull thread taut so that thread lies smooth against the??fabric.
- Put needle down into the fabric at the left hand end of your previous thread loop.
- Slide the??needle??over to the left, underneath the fabric, through the fabric approximately a quarter inch to the left of your last "up" position.??Pull the thread taut to get the thread to lay smooth against the fabric.
Note: When you are at the end of a thread, anchor the stitch by weaving the end back through the previous stitches and cut off the extra. Then thread another needle and do it again, starting where you left off.
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- Fold the fabric in half.??Fold it length-wise with the finished sides, or "right" sides, of the fabric together. The unfinished sides, or "wrong" sides, should be facing out.
- Stitch the long side and one short side. Use a double threaded needle to make a straight backstitch up the long side of the fabric. Turn the fabric and continue backstitching one of the short sides. When you're finished, turn the fabric right side out.
- Hem the open side.??Start by folding the fabric back to create a 1/2-inch hem. Iron the fabric to create a crease. Fold the fabric back again, this time creating a 3-inch hem. Iron the fabric again and use a needle and thread to stitch around the base of the hem to keep it in place.
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Somehow, shooting pool still conjures up images of (a) smoky dive bars with leering regulars and beer-stained felt, or (b) Tom Cruise's smarmy hustler in The Color of Money. We're all for getting in touch with your seedy side, but really, the former places have pretty much gone the way of Times Square sleaze, and the latter have no place in New York whatsoever (or anywhere else). At Corner Billiards, you'll find a clean-cut collegiate crowd that's actually there to shoot some stick. Though the tables and cues are in excellent shape, the bring-your-own-cue crowd tends to avoid this place in favor of more "serious" haunts, so the intimidation factor is low. And the adjoining café eschews potato-chip and pretzel bowls for mushroom quesadillas and pizza. Rack 'em up.
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From Here to Eternity
Presents an interview with Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, psychiatrist, humanist, founder of family therapy and developer of contextual therapy on the essence of human predicaments. Misconceptions about justice; Destructive entitlement; Marriages; Substance abuse; Understanding social groups; Developing a code of fairness; Details.
By March 1, 1993 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016published
FOR IVAN Boszormenyi-Nagy, M.D., psychiatrist, humanist, a founder of family therapy and developer of contextual therapy, the essence of human predicaments is the same, whether it's ethnic war in Sarajevo, race riots in Los Angeles, substance abuse on the street comer, or unhappy "adult children" in your own house. The problem is a failure of relationships due in large part to misconceptions about justice.
PT: What does justice have to do with it?
Nagy: In 1981, I developed the concept of "destructive entitlement It refers to the ethical dynamics of relationships, which exists in addition to their psychological dimension.
PT: What does it mean?
Nagy: There is an open account for revenge. Entitlement resembles a right, something earned either through contributions that benefit another or through suffering. It is an ethical accumulation or surplus.
PT: Give me an example.
Nagy: If you were exploited, abused as a child, you feel angry, suspicious, psychologically entitled to revenge. You also have a right to be revengeful, ethically. Or say you have a genetic illness. You pay personally - it's unjust. "Why me?" You also have an entitlement -you were damaged. The question is, "How do I act on it, constructively or destructively?" It's the nature of the action you can take. You can't take it out on your genes. But if you use it against an innocent person, that's taking the past out on the future. It's unfair; it creates a new injustice, and perpetuates the cycle.
PT: How do you see this playing a significant role - in our everyday lives?
Nagy: Destructive entitlement is a huge problem in child care. It has a long history in warfare between nations and ethnic populations within nations. And it plays a major role in destroying marriages.
PT: How does it operate in marriage relationships?
Nagy: When you live closely with someone, you use your partner as a scapegoat. You project onto him or her your negative feelings, blame him for something that is your own fault: "You are angry...."
Psychology concerns itself with the pathology of the person who projects. But ethically, it's much harder for the target, who suffers more for ethical reasons. And he acts on revenge. If you challenge his destructive entitlement, he only insists on it more. The relationship is hurt by both psychological pathology and injustice.
PT: How does substance abuse fit into this scheme?
Nagy: Destructive entitlement organizes the life of many people. One of its major signs is not being sensitive to remorse. You don't care about yourself either. It thrives in the street, among street kids, from the violent things that parents do to kids, which they perpetuate.
PT: How does this help you understand larger social groups?
Nagy: What looks like evil or stupidity - endless tribal or ethnic warring - is much better explained by destructive entitlement. When people seem to be acting fanatically, through prejudice, it is not because they are stupid. They are blind to remorse. They don't see it as unfair. It is a justice issue, not an intelligence issue.
PT: How does it end?
Nagy: Feeling entitled and being entitled are not the same thing. For countries and other groups, we need to develop a code of fairness for these kinds of situations, other than mindless killing. In intimate relationships, I help people recognize that the motivation for revenge is actually driven by a deep sense of justice and a deep loyalty to those who loved but injured us.


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Autism is a mysterious condition, which leaves its victims locked in their own minds, finding a cure is paramount. However, before a cure can be found doctors and researchers first have to understand just what autism is. Currently, 1 in 88 children or 1 in 54 boys will be diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder, (ASD). It is one of the least understood disorders and one of the fastest growing diagnoses.
According to the Autism Speaks website there is currently no standards by which a doctor tests for asd. In order to be diagnosed, patients must first bring their concerns to their doctor and then be referred to a physician who specializes in autism where a series of tests are performed. Without a set way to diagnose asd and because it is a spectrum disorder determining what treatments will be successful, let alone lead to a cure can be difficult.
Treatment options for asd include everything from behavioral therapist to changing diets, and for a few parents the latter option seems to be yielding the best results. Known as the Autism Diet, it involves going wheat-free and dairy-free. Doctors however caution against drastic changes in a child's diet, especially cutting out diary since it seems that most children with asd lack vitamin D a key nutrient in milk. One option then is to substitute camel's milk for regular cow's milk. In order to unlock a cure, autism researchers with Bashir and Al-Ayadhi have begun to look at the mysterious illness new ways. In doing so they have found that there is some effect to behavior as well as the underlying biochemistry in the brains of autistic people who have made the switch to camel's milk from cow's milk. Bringing them to the question, will this simple treatment lead to healthier children? The research is still in the early stages and researchers are cautiously optimistic at this point.
More than changing diet a new drug on the market seems to have promising results. Bumetanide, a diuretic often times used to treat high blood pressure is showing positive results on autistic children. Furthermore, recent research points to a connection between Oxytocin and autism. Research done out of Marseille, France, suggests that when Oxytocin is inhibited in pregnant mice their babies are born with a form of autism. This key information while still being studied, could help with presenting a cure for autism in the future.
A recent study done with 600 participants found that approximately 7 percent of autistic children were on a gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet. Since autistic children are prone to gastrointestinal problems, parents, caregivers, and doctors suggest that dietary changes can be helpful. It is important to note that because autism is a spectrum disorder not all autistic children will suffer from gastrointestinal problems. The same study saw many patients undergoing alternative treatments, some of which were statistically unsafe.
Like so many treatment options, the research is ongoing, and so when parents attempt something like the Oxytocin treatment they are often times doing it on their own without the recommendation of a doctor. Not all treatments are dangerous, drastic changes in diet however could be. So could the Oxytocin treatment, or at least that is what researches are trying to determine. Since there is not enough evidence as to the long-term effects of Oxytocin on the brain, further research is necessary. One researcher Karen Bales is hoping to organize a study some time in 2014 to further examine these effects.
Parents who have tried various treatments, including dietary changes have been warned that these efforts may yield false results. With limited data available, parents and researchers will have to simply wait and be hopeful that someday the mystery of autism will be unlocked and a cure will be found.
By Rachel Woodruff
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30 Amazing Modern Glass & Rustic Coffee Table Designs
Living in each house is the heart of the home and each owner is trying to arrange the room so that she was not only comfortable and harmonious, but still impressive and exciting. Today an integral part of the living room along with a comfortable sofa, armchairs and a fireplace is coffee, or as it used to call in our country coffee table.
History coffee table
This piece of furniture comes from 1868, its Creator is considered to be the Europeans Edward William Godwin. Though initially the table for the living room was the height of about 70 cm and later acquired familiar to us. However, this person has initiated the development of such an interesting and important functional attribute of today's living. And although there is no consensus, whence it was borrowed the idea of creating a low table, whether from a culture of the Ottoman Empire, whether from so popular in those days in Europe Japanese culture, the fact remains that today the popularity of coffee tables is so great that this piece of furniture can be found in every home.
Types of tables
Leading manufacturers of furniture quickly picked up so rapidly breaking into the richest houses of Europe in that century fashionable accessory and began to produce tables of various materials: wood, glass, stone and copper.
With the advent of new technologies Arsenal of materials for the manufacture of coffee tables has increased significantly. In addition to this diversity helped to make this piece of furniture are available for every layer of the population. At the same time rapidly developed and design ideas on the coffee table – it is now no surprise primitive table with carved legs or glass top. But the idea of the design is sometimes staggering. So, all coffee tables can be divided into three groups:
Practical or functional tables, in which a fairly large countertop and plenty of drawers and shelves for small items.
Coffee tables – transformers. The design of this table allows easy movement of the hand to turn it into an Ottoman, a few individual tables or bench with upholstered seat. The latest fashion of such a transformer is a table, which of the low coffee table is easily converted into a large dining table which will fit the whole family and guests.
Decorative tables, which are rarely used for their intended purpose and are only decorative element. Typically, these tables are not only bizarre, but they are made of unusual material.
How to choose a coffee table
On what principle are usually people choose furniture? Many will agree that this often occurs on the basis of "I Came, I saw I conquered". However, is it right? Even for such a small item of furniture as a coffee table, it is fundamentally wrong. First of all when choosing this piece of furniture, consider the following:
the style of living;
the colours, even if it is bright accent interior, it should ideally be combined with your room colors and harmoniously fit into the design space;
the quadrature of the premises and the location for the table, especially when it comes to a small room in the apartment.
A bit of practical advice
As practice shows the undercarriage still coffee tables made of wood. And such a phenomenon has a logical explanation: this material easily fits into any style, suitable for any color scheme and perfect care. In addition, if you select a table from the warm wood tones for a room with cold classic combination of black with a white interior will be filled immediately comfort and warmth, and at the same time not lose its severity.
If there parquet or laminate floor coffee table made of wood similar color will be a great companion to him, and the General picture of the room from this will only benefit.
However, in order to favourite coffee table fit perfectly in your living room it is not necessary to lay the right color floor covering or to resort to other drastic measures. Just throw on a sofa or chair a few decorative pillows similar shade or put a small chair with upholstery in tone countertops.
If in the living room plans some cabinets or racks, it is good, if a coffee table will be of the same material as other pieces of furniture.
Another popular material for countertops coffee table is glass, the legs of which can be made of different material. However, when choosing a glass table need to be prepared to wash the dirt from it, although this disadvantage is completely filled look, because this table even if a sufficiently large size will not clutter up the room due to its transparency.
Anyway, and the coffee table is always the center of attention in the living room, as it is around it are placed with basic furniture, such as sofa, chairs and Ottomans. That is why choice is so important attribute of any living room should be appropriate to consider all the details. Starting from the purpose of this piece of furniture, namely whether it is only a decorative element, or it will be used for its intended purpose, or is just the place for flower vases or storage of various journals and notebooks, and ending with the material from which it is made.
Finally, it remains to say that the tastes of the owner of the dwelling must be decisive, because he must like living and love to your home will fill it with positive energy that you just appreciate any guest house.


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Readership: This guide will prove invaluable, both as an introduction for those preparing to enter the field, as well as a ready reference for current practitioners.
1. Getting Your Feet Wet: A Background in Electronic Resources Management
2. Ways to Pay: Understanding Electronic Resources Purchase Models
3. Evaluating Content, Old and New
4. Changing the Rules: Selecting and Managing Open Access Resources
5. Negotiation and Licensing for Electronic Resources
6. Keeping the Lights On: Setting Up and Maintaining Access
7. Making Sense of Electronic Resources Usage Statistics: Project COUNTER and Beyond
8. What You Might Want to Ask a Library Vendor (But Never Thought You Could)
9. Techniques and Tools for Marketing Electronic Resources
10. Emerging Trends and the Impact of Change on Electronic Resources Management
Appendix A: University of North Texas Libraries Open Access Resource Rubric
Appendix B: License Review Checklist
Glossary: Acronyms and Everyday Jargon—Things Every Electronic Resources Librarian Should Know
"Loaded with helpful information ... This text is recommended as professional enhancement for established librarians."
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Successful investment in gold requires the correct bullion products
With the rise of modern technology and the internet, we are now more than ever able to use this to our advantage in trading stocks, currency trading, investing in bonds and even buying property. While there has been a boom in all these sectors in terms of popularity since the rise of the internet, it is important not to forget about traditional investment methods, mainly gold and silver, as ways to diversify your investment portfolio.
Investing in gold has become more complicated since the rise of the internet however, many banks, investment firms and advice websites recommend buying gold in the form of gold company and mining stocks along with direct investment via the floating world gold price variant of GOLD stocks.
While these methods seem easy to take part in, it never replaces the true value of actually holding physical gold and silver. There is often a lot of risk associated with investment in digital methods of gold leverage, and there is no proof any gold even exists that you are purchasing. For this reason, the best method to own gold and silver is still physically, in the form of gold bullion, gold jewellery, gold coins and gold granules.
When it comes time to sell gold jewellery, gold bullion or gold coins, the process is simple and easy, you just need to find the best gold trader in your region who will match the current world gold price as closely as possible, and you can immediately redeem your gold for regular currency whenever required. This method serves well as the gold price is easy to keep track of, and your return will be based on the actual metal value, not the production by a specific company, and you can be assured what you own has absolutely true intrinsic value.
To invest in gold, the best method is to find gold trading companies offering gold for the lowest premium above the world price. There are a variety of ways to invest in gold, such as gold bars and coins which often have a fixed market price, sometimes however, buying second hand gold jewellery off regular people can mean you are able to obtain gold at below the actual world gold price.
Ensure you deal with reputable companies when buying gold
Gold to the customer without knowledge can be a risk if you are unsure what you are buying is actually true gold. There are a number of fake gold bullion products on the market produced in countries such as china, they appear real, but are in fact replica products. While it is often law that replica products are marked as such, many are not. These items are filled with tungsten and have been a problem for gold traders for over 100 years.
In order to ensure the gold you are buying is real, if you are buying gold jewellery, purchase a filing tool and grind down a section of the metal to the centre, if the item remains the gold colour all the way through, it is not gold filled or gold plated.
When buying bullion which is often sealed and looses its investment value if damaged, to avoid being ripped off search for a number of trustworthy bullion dealers in your region, this may mean purchasing interstate via phone or the internet, but by dealing with a reputable trader you will ensure you receive the true product.
Buying well known minted products from these reputable companies is also a good way to protect your investment, the main minting companies with high trust globally are Perth Mint, PAMP Bullion and investment purpose issue coins from global federal banks.
One association where you can find reputable names for gold bullion products is the London Bullion Market which is also referred as LBMA. They provide the best advice on quality of bullion bars and ensure you know who to trade with.


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Undergraduate Opportunities & Fellowships at Stanford University
Bing Overseas Studies Internship opportunties to Stanford undergraduates in Australia, Beijing, Berlin, Cape Town, Florence, Kyoto, Madrid, Moscow, Oxford, Paris and Santiago.
The Bingham Fund for Student Innovation in Human Biology Students who have declared Human Biology as a major can apply for this funding opportunity.
Global Health Corps (GHC) GHC aims to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity.
Human Rights Fellowships In partnership with the Program on Human Rights, a Human Rights Fellowship program has been launched. These fellowships are intended to enable students to make a valuable contribution to human rights theory and practice. Offered to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, grants will be given to four undergraduates who will partner with human rights organizations, government agencies, NGOs, or international organizations (either here or abroad) during the summer.
Mel Lane Student Program Grants -- Woods Institute for the Environment In honor of environmental leader Mel Lane, the Woods Institute has established the Mel Lane Student Program Grants, providing funding to Stanford students for group projects on the environment. To be considered, proposals must offer broad university relevance and involvement.
Research Programs (URP) offers Stanford students numerous opportunities and financial assistance for independent research. The URP office is the campus nexus for information about becoming personally involved in the exciting quest of a research project.
Bechtel International CenterThis center is Stanford's support center for international students and their families. Please see available scholarships through this center below.
- Boren Undergraduate Scholarship This program was established by the National Security Education Act of 1991, which provides resources for scholarships, fellowships, and grants.
- Critical Language Scholarship for Summer Study As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners.
- DAAD Undergraduate Scholarships The German Academic Exchange Service offers a wide range of scholarships for undergraduates ranging from three week summer courses to internship placements for science and engineering students.
- IAESTE Internship Program Scholarship The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an internship exchange organization that matches science and engineering students in over 80 participating countries with paid work experience abroad, most often in the form of scientific research or industrial internships.
- Gilman Scholarship This program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia.
- Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship In 2004, the US rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), after a 20-year absence in the organization. The Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship was created in 2008, in the spirit of US dedication to "building strong foundations of knowledge that bridge nations, enlarge freedoms, and promote democracy."
- ThinkSwiss Research Award ThinkSwiss is a program whose aim is to encourage collaboration between Swiss and US students and academics in a variety of fields.
Haas Center Postgraduate Fellowships The Haas Center at Stanford University provides numerous resources, specifically for undergraduate students and graduating seniors or graduate students. Fellowships and grants afford students the opportunities to create their own public service projects and travel abroad. Please see the below fellowships available through the Haas Center.
- Abrams Fellowship in Children, Youth and the Law In the summer of 1999, the Haas Center began offering the Edith & Norman Abrams Fellowship in Children, Youth & the Law (now expanded to include other areas of public interest law) thanks to the generosity of William Abrams '76 and other alumni donors, including Lisa Foster '79, The Honorable Kathryn Zenoff '68, and Dr. Arthur Rettig.
- African Service Fellowship African Service Fellows will have the opportunity to learn about and help alleviate social and economic problems in Africa. Applicants must propose their own placements with organizations with which they have corresponded before the application deadline. A faculty member or advanced graduate student from the Center for African Studies will serve as an academic mentor to students who are awarded this fellowship.
- Donald A. Strauss Scholarship This scholarship is an opportunity for juniors involved in public service. Stanford has been invited to forward three nominees to Donald A. Strauss Foundation, which will award one $10,000 scholarship to a Stanford student, along with 14 students from other select four-year institutions in California. These scholarships will be used to pay for the cost of a public service project and a portion of the recipient's tuition, fees, books, room and board.
- Haas Summer Fellowship This fellowship program provides an opportunity for students to design and implement full-time, summer service projects that help communities take a creative approach to addressing their needs. Fellows work to alleviate some of society's most pressing concerns across the U.S. and in other countries.
- International Public Service Fellowship The International Public Service Fellowship is a collaboration between the Haas Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). Interested students propose the type of placement that they envision, and what they hope to contribute and gain from the experience. The selected fellow then works with Haas and FSI advisors to establish a viable placement and identify a faculty mentor for the 12-month opportunity. The fellow is awarded a $35,000 stipend designed to cover all travel, living, and health insurance related expenses.
- John Gardner Public Service Fellowship Gardner Fellowships provide opportunities for graduating seniors to invest their talent, energy and training in public service. Six fellows, three from Stanford and three from UC Berkeley, are selected each spring. Each is provided with a $27,500 stipend plus health insurance for ten months and an assignment to work with a government or nonprofit agency.
- Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy The Tom Ford Fellowship provides stipends of $30,000 plus health insurance to three graduating seniors or co-terms for 11 months of full-time service with a foundation in the United States. After receiving the fellowship, each Tom Ford Fellow is matched with a senior mentor at the host foundation who guides the fellow's professional development. Placements are made within community, corporate, and family foundations.


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In the unusual event where upon joining a 3CX WebMeeting your video is not working please follow the below procedure in order to ensure your video is up and running again in no time.
If your video is not working the below message will appear.
Another quick way to troubleshoot if your webcam is not working is to look at the preview on the bottom right of the screen. If you do not see your preview image there, then there is a problem with the webcam and you need to investigate. Also note that the camera icon is also gray.
The most common reason that causes your video to stop working is if another application is using your webcam. One way of quickly resolving this is by closing all video applications, and joining the meeting again.
If that's not the issue then your browser may be blocking your webcam. Let's have a look how we can fix this on Chrome.
Unblock Video / Webcam in Google Chrome
If Chrome is blocking your webcam, you should notice a cross on the camera symbol at the top right corner of the address bar.
- In the top-right corner of Chrome, click the Chrome menu .
- Select Settings.
- Scroll down to Show advanced settings.
- Go to Privacy and click on Content Settings.
- Go to Camera and click on Manage exceptions (see below).
- Inside Camera exceptions, ensure that the hostname of the meeting that had no video is not blocked. If you see the meeting hostname blocked, press the X to delete the entry. Click Done.
- Relaunch Chrome and go back to the invitation email. Click the join button to join the meeting again. Make sure that you "Allow" your camera to be used.


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The podcast can be a great tool to use for the Internet marketer who is looking for best possible way to deliver high quality content to their target audience. Podcasting will help you in building trust and a relationship with your listeners as well as build your brand, whether you bring in an expert to interview or just do you own show. However, there are a few things that you should keep in mind to make your podcast a raging success, and we share three of them below …
Shorter Podcasts Work Best: The length of the podcast you make is one of the things that can affect the overall quality. It really is better to keep the length of the podcast to no more than 15 minutes unless you find you have something really important and amazing to tell your listeners. So you don't bore your listeners and you keep them interested, its important to keep the podcasts short and to the point. It will also keep you on target and prevent you dragging the topic on and on. You could perhaps go as long as 30 minutes with your podcast if you really feel you have much more to offer and are very confident of its content. Keeping it short and to the point should be your main goal.
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When you ponder regarding podcasting there is merely one computer software that comes to mind, so be sure to do some homework complete zupr overview of audello before doing anything. These actions could be the little thing that kicks your internet business into gear. Keep in Mind That the Podcast Isn't For Lectures: When you're podcasting, you're basically trying to reach out to as many people as possible in an informal way. People listen to podcasts during short periods of time such as when waiting for a bus or train, but they are not something where they would want to sit and take notes like in a lecture.
Its important to keep this in mind when creating the podcast because it is the best way to remember to tone it down and offer good quality in a short amount of time.
It can take some time before you see quality results if you are new to podcasting, but once you begin to podcast on a regular basis, you will see that for it to be successful depends on how much commitment you put into the output. By improving the quality of your podcast and doing it correctly, you will no doubt increase your exposure and be able to build a strong relationship with your target audience.


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One man is dead after a motorbike crash in New Plymouth today.
A St John spokesman said the man died at the scene after his motorbike and a car collided in Devon Rd, near Ngamotu Golf Course, just north of New Plymouth.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 11.51am, and police remain on site.
The spokesman said there were no other injuries.
Police said the motorcyclist received medical attention at the scene but later died.
The Police Serious Crash Unit is on its way.Devon Rd is down to one lane, and a diversion is in place via Egmont Rd at the eastern end, and Katere Rd at the western end.
Police ask motorists to delay their travel if possible, or find an alternate route.


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I have been rereading Jane Smiley's Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, (2005.) Smiley, an American novelist most famous for A Thousand Acres, examines the novel as a form of literary expression from thirteen different perspectives. She read one hundred novels as preparation, starting with some very early works. At the end of the book she explains the merits and shortcomings of each, in her opinion. I was pleased to recognize many of the titles as books I had read. Her list included Wodehouse's comic novels about Jeeves, early English novels like Pamela and Robinson Crusoe, several books that were the best sellers of their era, some classics of yesteryear that have not held up well over time - and more.. Anyone who writes fiction should read Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel. The title comes from the poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."
Smiley's list of one hundred novels inspired me to list my hundred favourites, books that have enlightened and entertained me and educated me about certain fictional devices and methods of presentation of my stories. Here is my list, in no particular order. Maybe later I will go through it and tell you why each book is important to me, and why I think you should read it too.
Lives of Girls and Women
Who Do You Think You Are, by Alice Munro.
This Nobel Prize winning author writes short stories, but in these two works the short stories all have the same protagonist and serve as chapters of each novel.
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
The Lacuna,
The Poisonwood Bible
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
P is for Peril
R is for Ricochet
T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
I have read all of Grafton's alphabet mysteries except for "X" and enjoyed them all, but these three seem to me to be the most compelling.
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, by Barbara Vine (the late Ruth Rendell)
The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty
Longbourn, by Jo Baker (Pride and Prejudice from the servants' point of view)
The Ballad of Frankie Silver, by Sharyn McCrumb
(I like all of McCrumb's Appalachian historical and contemporary novels but this is my favourite.)
Martha Quest
A Ripple from the Storm
The Four-Gated City, by Doris Lessing
Braided Lives
Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
Painted Fires by Nellie McClung
(My mother introduced me to this novel about a young woman immgrant to Canada from Finland and her struggles to make a life for herself.)
These are the first twenty I thought of. More to come later.
Monday, November 30, 2015
One Hundred Favourite Novels
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Freedom and control; liberty and security; citizen and politician
Luis Corrons has started his new blog, Libertarian Security, with an excellent post: Freedom vs Security. He paints a worrying picture, especially where government intervention is concerned:
Governments even go as far as saying that any limitations on people's liberties aren't actually that, but they are giving citizens more liberty by protecting their security. This is nonsense. However, anybody that listens to 100 99 percent (let's keep the hope alive) of politicians, however democratic they may seem, will see that their strategy is always similar: They all try to justify themselves by stating that they restrict our liberties to give us more freedom.
All this will eventually change the Internet as we currently know it… for worse at least when it comes to freedom of speech. In a few years' time, besides protecting ourselves against cyber-attacks we will also have to look for mechanisms that guarantee our rights against government abuse of power.
Freedom vs Security
Apart from recommending Luis' blog, and hoping that he can find the time for many more posts, I really want to add a further illustration of the sort of political double-talk gobbledygook that emanates from our 'leaders'. It concerns net neutrality, something most thinking people believe to be essential for future freedom. Well, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda, also believes in net neutrality – and that's incredibly reassuring. How do we know? Because she has told us:
"I am determined to ensure that citizens and businesses in the EU can enjoy the benefits of an open and neutral internet…"
Digital Agenda: Commission underlines commitment to ensure open internet principles applied in practice
But it's worth actually considering what she really means. What is 'net neutrality' to Neelie Kroes?
Bear in mind that new European rules came into force on 25 May. "Member States' telecoms regulatory authorities [must] promote the ability of internet users "to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice" (Article 8(§4)g of the telecoms Framework Directive 2002/21/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC)." She went on to add
Other rules directly relevant to net neutrality that enter into force on 25 May as part of new EU telecoms rules include requirements concerning:
- transparency (e.g. any restrictions limiting access to services or applications, connection speeds)
- quality of service (regulators can set minimum quality levels) and
- the ability to switch operator (within one working day).
Transparency. This means that where the telecoms providers are not neutral, they have to say what they are providing, and that, in EU terms, will make them neutral.
Quality of service. Important though it is, WTF has this to do with net neutrality?
Switch. I would like to know what relevance the ability to rapidly switch providers has to net neutrality.
All of this is exactly what Luis Corrons warns about. Our political leaders are intent on removing net neutrality while persuading us that they are protecting it. And the tragedy is that too many of us will believe them, and allow them.


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And . . . since an author must always have more than one bio on hand (just in case the publisher needs something else) here's another humble approach to the proverbial question: What does an author write about himself?
Todd Outcalt is, without doubt, the Biggest Loser. He has written twenty books, none of which have turned a profit, and most of his books are no longer available accept in used stores like Half-Priced Books. He has lost in many ways. In 1985 he lost his virginity to Becky. This was a year and a half into their marriage, and since then, Todd has had whoopie some twenty-five times with this woman. This has resulted in two run-of-the-mill kids and a promissory note from his peri-menopausal wife who often asks, "Is it hot in here, or are you making me feel that way?" He has also lost at backgammon, chess, and nearly every conceivable sporting event, including ring-toss. Todd has also lost forty-percent of his pension, and he frequently loses bets to the dog. He once lost forty pounds preparing for a bodybuilding competition, but gained this weight back in one week eating glazed donuts after his last place finish. He continues to write on a fifteen year-old-computer that frequently belches fire and he would love to complete at least one more book on it before it explodes. He is available for speaking engagements on Handling a Losing Streak, Are You at Loser, Too?, and Your Loser Inside . . . Ten Steps to Discover What You Can't Be.


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Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in the northeast of London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Ilford forms a significant commercial and retail centre surrounded by extensive residential development. It was historically a small rural settlement in the county of Essex and its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road caused it to develop as a coaching town. The arrival of the railway in 1839 eventually accelerated that growth and as part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Ilford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1926 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
Ilford is part of the IG postcode area area, though areas to the west of Ilford Hill and the A406 are part of E postcode area instead. The population of Ilford, comprising the Clementswood, Loxford and Valentines wards, was 45,333 in
the 2011 census.
Redbridge Town Hall on Ilford High Road
Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford, in theLondon Borough of Newham. The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 asIlefort and means ford over the Hyle; an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream". Little Ilford shares the origin.
The only complete skull of a mammoth discovered in the United Kingdom was unearthed in 1860 at the site where Boots the Chemist now stands in the High Road. The skull can now be seen in the Natural History Museum and other prehistoric animal remains can be seen at Redbridge Museum, Central Library, Ilford. Redevelopment has destroyed much of the evidence for early Ilford, but the oldest evidence for human occupation is the 1st and 2nd century BC Iron Ageearthwork known as Uphall Camp. This was situated between the Roding and Ilford Lane and is recorded in 18th century plans.[4] Roman finds have also been made in the vicinity.[8] A nearby mound called Lavender Mount existed into the 1960s, when it was removed during building work at Howards chemical works. Excavation has shown that the latter may have been a 16th-century 'beacon-mound'. Archaeological discoveries are displayed at Redbridge Museum.
Economic development
Ilford straddled the important road from London to Colchester. The Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust controlled and maintained the road from 1721. The River Roding was made navigable for barges as far as Ilford Bridge from 1737. Ilford remained largely rural until its expansion in the 19th century. This brought about brickworks, cement works and coal yards to service the new buildings, largely centred on the River Roding. In 1839, a railway station was opened on the line from Romford to Mile End. The early businesses gave way to new industries, such as paper making and services such as steam laundries and collar making, to provide for the new commuting class created by the railway. A number of major businesses have been founded in the town, including the eponymous photographic film and chemicals manufacturer Ilford Photo. This was founded in 1879 by Alfred H. Harman, a photographer fromPeckham, who established the business in a house in Cranbook Road making gelatino-bromide 'dry' plates. The business soon outgrew these premises, and its headquarters moved to a site at Roden Street until 1976 when the factory was closed. Many Ilford Limited products are displayed at Redbridge Museum.
The radio, electronics and telecommunications company Plessey, founded in 1917 in Marylebone, moved to Cottenham Road in Ilford early in 1919 and then to Vicarage Lane where became one of the largest manufacturers in its field. During World War II, the factory was heavily damaged by bombing and the company carried out much of its manufacture, with 2,000 workers servicing a production line, located in the underground railway tunnel betweenWanstead and Gants Hill. In 1955, the company employed 15,000 workers, in sites throughout Ilford and neighbouring areas, with an extensive research department.[4] BAL-AMi Jukeboxes were manufactured at 290-296 High Road, Ilford, during the 1950s, which also served as the headquarters of the Balfour (Marine) Engineering company.
Ilford formed a ward in the large ancient parish of Barking, in the Becontreehundred of Essex. The parish authorities gradually lost responsibility for a variety of functions during the 19th century; from 1836, for the administration of poor relief, Ilford came within the Romford Poor Law Union and in 1840 theMetropolitan Police District was extended to cover the area. In 1875, the Romford rural sanitary district was created, covering a wide area including Ilford. In 1888, Ilford and the neighbouring ward of Chadwell to east were split from Barking and together formed a separate Ilford civil parish. In 1890, a local board of health was set up for the parish, replacing the rural sanitary authority, and in 1894 a reform of local government reconstituted it as an urban district. It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933.[12] It was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Ilford in 1926.
The suburban expansion of London caused a significant increase in population and the borough became one of the largest in England not to gain county borough status. In 1965, the municipal borough was abolished and its former area was combined with that of Wanstead and Woodford, the northern extremity of Dagenham and a small part Chigwell Urban Districtaround Hainault; it was removed from Essex and since then has formed the greater part of the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London.
By 1653, Ilford was a compact village of 50 houses, mostly sited north and south of the current Broadway[4] and the area was distinctly rural. In 1801 the population of Ilford was 1,724 and by 1841 it had grown to 3,742.[4] It had a population of 41,244 in 1901 and occupied an area of 8,496 acres (34 km2). 2,500 houses of the vast Becontree Estate, built by theLondon County Council from 1921, were within the boundaries of Ilford; the addition caused a rise in population of 11,600 by 1926. The Central line service of the London Underground to new and former main-line stations in the area began in 1947 and the population of the Municipal Borough of Ilford peaked in 1951 at 184,706, declining to 178,024 in 1961 before being absorbed into Redbridge and Greater London in 1965. At the 2001 Census the combined populations of theIlford North and Ilford South constituencies was 196,414.
John Logie Baird, who invented the television, moved to Ilford in the mid/late 1920s to work on his new invention. He worked in a workshop on the roof of the Plessey premises in Ley Street, which has long since been demolished to make way for new housing.
Its proximity to the Olympic Park in Stratford meant that the town experienced a more well-known image for some time. In 2011, Ilford was the fastest-growing tourist destination in Europe due to the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
The town is served by Ilford railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line inTravelcard Zone 4.[27] Trains calling at the station are the high-frequency Liverpool Street-Shenfield trains, with a limited slow/semi-fast service to and fromSouthminster. The services are all operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.[28] Gants Hill tube station is located in the north of Ilford and is served by the Central line of theLondon Underground.[27] It is planned that the Liverpool Street-Shenfield service will be replaced by Crossrail in 2018.[29] The first stage of the East London Transitbegins at Ilford.
Ilford is a hub of the London Buses network with services to central London and various suburbs.


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fairly bad today for all i stayed in. not solid pain all day thank the Gods, but when it was getting to be time for a pill, i was counting the minutes.
i've started filling out the paperwork that the pain clinic sent over for me. it's quite- er- extensive, shall we say. intrusive is closer to the mark really. i know, i know. the more information that i can give them and the more prolific and extensive the detail, the easier it will be for them to help me and the better chance that will be of some good when they do.
i wonder if i should look into calling in one of my few ride vouchers from Amerigroup that i'm allotted since karen is being so impossible about helping me?


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One of the best campaign books of all time, regardless of system. It will give you years of use and joy, and while strictly not required, it is essential for the core Pendragon experience! Buy!
To put it simply, this may be the single greatest RPG campaign I've ever read. I'm using this for a solo game for my spouse, and it's just wonderful.
Perhaps the most ambitious and amazing adventure I have ever read. A must buy for anyone who is interested in GMing Pendragon.
A fantastically detailed and rich sourcebook for the Pendragon RPG: possibly the only sourcebook you'll ever need.
The campaign is served up year by year, with detailed rundowns of what happened during that year, what people were gossiping about, changes to technology, adventure hooks, and so forth. Even if you are not a player of Pendragon - gasp! - the GPC is a pretty good reference text to what happened in the Arthur myths. Full stats for the major NPCs are also downloadable from the publishers website.
Th production values are quite good too, with a consistent look and feel and - most importantly - tone throughout the text. The PDF is of excellent quality, with a full set of bookmarks.
This is one of the great roleplaying supplements of all time. Well written, to the point and very inspiring. This book is amust for any Pendragon GM.
A wonder to behold. There is so much in this book to recomend. Even if you never play it but do plan on running a fantasy campaign of any consequence this is a must read. This coudl indeed take an RPG group years to complete and they would be glorious years indeed.


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We had a mini potluck in school recently. It's real mini cause everyone brought just a small portion of food to school except for two teachers who came with two huge cooking pots. Haha, we had a teochew style porridge buffet in the staffroom. To prevent the senior assistant of administration (the most kacau fella) from making too much noise about our 'illegal' activity in the staffroom, we invited the principal to the staffroom and stuffed him with a big bowl of porridge loaded with lots of condiments. lol...
Fried omelette
Dried scallops
Deep fried dried fish
Stir-fried french beans with diced beancurd
Deep-fried anchovies
Preserved vegetables
Deep-fried fish
Anchovies and groundnuts
Stir-fried lup lup (mixed nuts and vegetables)
Chut Tai (Rolled spicy beancurd sheets)
Canned mackerel and dace
Preserved salted vegetables
Boiled salted eggs
Sweet potato porridge
Century egg porridge (much more popular than the former)
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- Time is Right for Biotech Wheat - US Growers
By Carey Gillam
Reuters, October 24, 2007
Straight to the Source
"We in the wheat industry are wanting to re-engage. We sure see the need for that technology," said Joseph Kejr, chairman of the joint biotechnology committee of the National Association of Wheat Growers and US Wheat Associates, which markets US wheat to the world.
"The technology has been good for other commodities, cheapening production and increasing yields," Kejr said. "We need to be able to hurry up the process for wheat."
US wheat prices have soared to historic high levels in the past few weeks, with futures prices nearing US$10 a bushel, up from about US$4.50 a year ago. The price hike is tied to crop shortfalls in many key producing nations, which has triggered a scramble around the world for adequate supplies of the bread-making grain.
Wheat industry players say they have warned for years that wheat acres were in decline because a lack of technology to deal with troubling weather, weeds and disease. And years of reluctance by wheat buyers to embrace genetically modified wheat has made any immediate help impossible, say technology providers.
There are still many hurdles to acceptance of biotech wheat, but industry leaders expressed fresh hope that the current squeeze can generate acceptance for gene technology that could make wheat more profitable for farmers to grow and thus more plentiful.
"Maybe the world will be more accepting of biotech wheat now," said Darrell Hanavan, executive director of the Colorado Wheat Growers Association and past chairman of the biotech wheat committee. "The world situation is very tight."
The US Agriculture Department on Oct. 12 projected that global wheat stocks would fall to 32-year lows by the end of the 2007/08 marketing year, at 107 million tonnes. US wheat ending stocks for 2007/08 were projected at 307 million bushels, the lowest since 1948/49.
"The market is getting what it had coming," said Allan Skogen, a North Dakota farmer and biotech proponent.
The US wheat industry was sharply divided five years ago over Monsanto Co's efforts to commercialize a GMO wheat that tolerated treatments of its Roundup herbicide.
Key foreign wheat trading partners and many domestic food companies warned they would not buy biotech wheat because of consumer health and safety concerns, and Monsanto ultimately shelved its biotech wheat plans in 2004.
Since then any advancement in biotech wheat has been sluggish at best. Monsanto competitor Syngenta has in its pipeline a spring wheat that is resistant to fusarium disease.
But Syngenta spokeswoman Anne Burt said the wheat was "not on a commercial path" at this point and Syngenta was focused on achieving market acceptance.
Many wheat players were looking toward Australia, where BASF was in the early stages of researching drought-resistant wheat varieties. But that project is likely several years from commercialization as well.
"It's moving forward, but we're not in a position where anything is at the point where we're talking about commercialization," said BASF spokeswoman Fran Castle.
Indeed, it will likely take cooperation between Australia, Canada and the United States, all major world wheat suppliers, to achieve biotech wheat acceptance and commercialization, said National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Daren Coppock.
"I think we're getting closer," he said.


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It takes about 6 percent of a tree to make a ream of paper. One ream of paper contains 500 sheets. Over 16 reams of copy paper — 8,333 sheets is manufactured from one tree.
The exact amount of paper produced varies by size and type of tree. Pine trees are the most common source of paper. The type of wood used also depends upon the paper product. It takes about 24 trees to make a metric ton of plain white copy paper but only 12 trees for the same amount of newsprint. A metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms or 2,205 pounds.


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|This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and PDF (comparable to original document formatting). To view the PDF you will need Acrobat Reader, which may be downloaded from the Adobe site. For an official signed copy, please contact the Antitrust Documents Group.
The United States of America, acting through its attorneys, charges:CONSPIRACY
1. PUMPS, VALVES & EQUIPMENT, INC. d/b/a THE SCRUGGS COMPANY (hereinafter "PVE") is hereby made a defendant on the charge stated below.I. DEFENDANT AND CO-CONSPIRATORS
2. During the period covered by this Information, PVE was a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas.
3. From at least as early as early 1996 until December 31, 1997, Co-Conspirator Number One (hereinafter "CC-1") was an employee of the Henry Pratt Company who lived in Illinois. CC-1 retired from the Henry Pratt Company effective December 31, 1997, and moved to the Northern District of Georgia. The Henry Pratt Company was a manufacturer and supplier of equipment used in water and wastewater treatment plants, nuclear power plants, and other industrial installations and had its principal place of business in Aurora, Illinois.II. DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFENSE
4. Beginning at least as early as early 1996 and continuing thereafter at least through May 26, 1998, the exact dates being unknown to the United States, in the Northern District of Georgia and elsewhere, the defendant, CC-1, and other co-conspirators did unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly conspire, combine, confederate, and agree in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 to commit offenses against the United States, to wit, to violate Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341, 1343, and 1346.
5. It was a part and object of said conspiracy that the defendant, CC-1, and other co-conspirators, having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to (a) defraud the Henry Pratt Company; (b) obtain money from the Henry Pratt Company by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises; and (c) deprive the Henry Pratt Company of its right to the honest services of CC-1, executed the scheme and artifice by and through the use of the United States mail and certain writings, signs, sounds, and signals transmitted in interstate wire communications.
6. The Henry Pratt Company was defrauded by a kickback scheme arranged by the defendant and CC-1. The Henry Pratt Company relied on CC-1 to conduct his work on the company's behalf in an honest fashion so as to benefit his employer, including his work in helping to secure equipment for resale by the company. However, as a result of the scheme and artifice to defraud, the defendant paid kickbacks to CC-1 for CC-1's role in the Henry Pratt Company's purchase of equipment that the defendant had obtained. In order to facilitate the purchase of the equipment by the Henry Pratt Company and thus the payment of the kickbacks, the defendant and CC-1 concealed from the Henry Pratt Company the defendant's participation in the obtaining of the equipment and the payments of kickbacks by defendant to CC-1. Said scheme and artifice had the result that the Henry Pratt Company was deceived as to the true source of certain items it purchased in the course of its business and kickbacks that CC-1 received from defendant as a result of said purchases were concealed from the Henry Pratt Company.
7. For the purpose of forming and effectuating the aforesaid combination and conspiracy, the defendant, CC-1, and other co-conspirators did those things that they combined and conspired to do, including, among other things:
(a) CC-1 advising defendant that the Henry Pratt Company had potential customers interested in purchasing certain surplus equipment to fulfill the needs of said customers' businesses and that CC-1 would be involved in the Henry Pratt Company's purchase of said equipment;
8. During the course of the conspiracy, neither defendant nor CC-1 disclosed to the Henry Pratt Company the fact that CC-1 was taking kickbacks from defendant for CC-1's role in arranging for the purchase of surplus equipment by the Henry Pratt Company from defendant through the front company.IV. OVERT ACTS
9. In addition to mailings of documents which defendant, CC-1, and other co-conspirators made or caused to be made by means of the United States mail and interstate telephone calls and facsimiles made and transmitted in furtherance of the aforesaid conspiracy, the following CC-1 payments were made by defendant on or about the following dates to CC-1, by the following means and methods, in furtherance of the aforesaid kickback scheme:
10. The conspiracy charged in this Information was formed and carried out, in part, in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, within the five years preceding the filing of this Information.
Dated this 31st day of May, 2002.


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1. Learning swimming
For 23 years I could not swim and now I can, at least the basic style lah! I've started to love swimming since I did diving last year in Sabang.
2. Traveling
This year I managed to go to Macau and Hong Kong, Malacca, Kota Kinabalu and Brunei, Bali and Lombok.
3. Learning cooking
My resolution about this was actually trying 1 new recipe every week. But it turned out that I only can do 1 new recipe every month. But it is still considering a highlight because I never be interesting in cooking before for the whole my life. Will make it more routine next year.
4. Watching some gigs: Oasis, Lady Gaga and Lenka. Love them all! And there will be more artists I like coming next year such as Backstreet Boys ("aaaaaaarghh!!") and Kings of Convenience.
I don't like to talk about the lowlights actually, so just a short one(*). Except about LDR thing, the lowlights are the feeling of not enough for everything: not enough reading, not enough learning, not enough working, not enough saving, not confident enough. Sometimes it's good being an ambitious person to catch all dreams, but sometimes it's so tiring. I need to learn how to be grateful in some points, and not envy others' life too much. (*so this one you called 'short'?)
What I want to do on next year are very clear. I want to wear bracket (think my teeth got a problem), do lasik, take diving lesson (without r), traveling South East Asia, read 50 books and some other privacy targets. What about yours?
Well the most important thing is being happy. I am happy! This is the best year ever in my life, and I hope I can say that in the end of every year onwards.
P.S. I am writing this on my waiting time of countdown in Marina Bay with the whole family. Happy new year everybody!
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Peninsula Bank turned 10 years old last month, somehow having avoided most of the growing pains, adolescent awkwardness and midlife crises that have afflicted so many of its three dozen local competitors in the last decade.
The low-profile but highly profitable bank has never lost money since its founding in 1975. It has maintained a 25% annual growth rate in assets and has a loan loss record that is among the best in the industry.
Last year set another record for net income, reaching $938,320, or $1.50 a share, compared with $866,925, or $1.39 a share, the previous year. And at the March board meeting, the semi-annual cash dividend was increased to 18 cents per share from 15 cents.
"They don't do any fancy stuff," said Gerry Findley, author of the Findley Reports, a research service that analyzes independent banks in California. "They just make money."


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OSWEGO — Award-winning author Timothy Egan, whose book "The Worst Hard Time" follows heartland families and communities as they struggle to survive the 1930s Dust Bowl, will make a free public presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 25, in SUNY Oswego's Hewitt Union ballroom.
Winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2006, "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl" is this year's Oswego Reading Initiative book on campus and among community members wishing to participate. It dramatically evokes the era of extreme dust storms brought on by drought and overuse of land through market-driven farming methods.
"The message is so important," said Associate Provost Rameen Mohammadi, who chairs the ORI selection committee at SUNY Oswego. "As a campus that cares so much about sustainability and what we do to the Earth and how much responsibility we have, what have we done before and what have we learned from it?"
The New Yorker wrote of the book, "The ecological disaster rapidly disfigured whole communities. Egan's portraits of the families who stayed behind are sobering and far less familiar than those of the 'exodusters' who staggered out of the High Plains. He tells of towns depopulated to this day, a mother who watched her baby die of 'dust pneumonia,' and farmers who gathered tumbleweed as food for their cattle and, eventually, for their children."
Egan, a Seattle-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, journalist and columnist, also wrote "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis," "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America" and "Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West," among others. A book signing will follow his presentation.
Parking for those attending the 7 p.m. event is available in the employee lots in front of and immediately to the east of Culkin Hall, the college's main administration building off State Route 104.
SUNY Oswego, as it often does in conjunction with the Oswego Reading Initiative, has launched or planned other educational events in connection with discussion of "The Worst Hard Time," including a Tyler Art Gallery exhibition, an Egan appearance at the English and creative writing department's Living Writers Series and other opportunities for engaging with the book's subject matter and reporting and writing techniques.


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With the trees set to change colours as fall arrives, local smokers are also being encouraged to turn over a new leaf when it comes to quitting tobacco.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is partnering with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to bring the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (S.T.O.P.) Program to Northumberland County, Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes this fall. S.T.O.P. is a unique quit-smoking program that provides resources and five weeks of nicotine patches free-of-charge to smokers, with the goal of helping more people quit for good.
The S.T.O.P. Program is being offered in the Health Unit region. People can take part in any of these one-day sessions as follows:
• In Northumberland County on September 14, October 1 and November 26.
• In the City of Kawartha Lakes on September 14, November 19 and December 8.
• In Haliburton County on September 21 and October 26.
To find out more about S.T.O.P and to see if they qualify for the program, local residents are encouraged to call the Health Unit toll-free at 1-866-888-4577.
"We are very excited to be working with the Centre for Addition and Mental Health to bring the S.T.O.P. Program back to our area, especially when it can directly benefit smokers who are trying to quit," says Karen Taylor, a Public Health Nurse with the HKPR District Health Unit.
Research shows that the use of patches and other nicotine replacement therapy can more than double the chances of people becoming smoke-free, adds Jennifer Valcamp, a Health Promoter with the HKPR District Health Unit. "Nicotine patches are very effective, but can be expensive for some people," she adds. "The fact that patches are free through the S.T.O.P. Program is just another reason to call to see if you qualify for them."
Since its inception in 2005, the S.T.O.P. Program has provided free smoking cessation medication and counseling support to thousands of Ontarians who wanted to quit smoking.
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Karen Taylor, Public Health Nurse, HKPR District Health Unit, (705) 324-3569, or 1-866-888-4577, ext. 2240.
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Number of Pages: 170
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Publication Date: 2012
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The age-old battle of good and evil actually revolves around the battlefield of humankind. Each faction influences people to their resolve. However, between these two great combatants is a third entity: the Arrangers. Neither evil nor holy, their duty is to pick up the pieces by giving rewards for the good and evil done by man.
Evil retribution is given in the form of twists of fate, commonly called karma. The person who seems to have evaded justice becomes the victim of an uncanny accident. This is the job of the Arrangers.
The Arrangers are in need of one last member of their group, and they have chosen Tom Evans. Tom is in need of a simple and stable life that he has never known. He has always been on the move. Finally this small town is his chance at rest. But the Arrangers have chosen this to be his chance at immortality. It is his choice.


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Area Cleanup
Mid-April through September, Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling delivers large containers to neighborhoods for residents to dispose of bulky items or yard waste that will not fit in garbage cans. See when we are in your neighborhood by entering your address into our look-up tool at the top of this webpage. For a general guide, you can check our 2018 calendar here.
NOTE: Dates approximate. Your specific date will be mailed to you 4-6 weeks before your scheduled area clean-up day
When Containers are Dropped Off:
Containers will be dropped off in your neighborhood sometime between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM and will be picked up the following day between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The following items are allowed in the container:
- Bulk household waste: furniture, mattresses, etc.
- Appliances: refrigerator and freezer must be tagged by a professional showing freon has been removed.
- Yard waste: Please call our office at (385) 468-6325 24 hours in advance of the container being dropped off to schedule pickup of one-yard waste pile up to 4′ x 4′ x 8′ -(about the size of a refrigerator).
- Our office is open Mon-Fri 8 to 5:30 pm. Click here to put in a Curb Side Green Pile pick up request. Request.
Metal Recycling during Area Cleanup Collections:
We will be collecting scrap metal during our Area Cleanup Program this year. If you have recyclable metals (such as gutters/siding, pipe, wire, faucets, frames, tire rims, radiators, motors, etc.) that you plan to dispose of during Area Cleanup, do not put them the Area Cleanup containers. Instead, leave them on your property and to the side of your driveway, and we will come and collect that separately on your scheduled Area Cleanup day. Doing this will help us keep even more recycling materials out of the landfill!
Illegal Dumping:
If you notice someone that does not live in your neighborhood dumping materials in an area clean-up container, please call your local authorities.
Customer Tips:
- Do not place your bulky items on the curb or street. All items must go directly to the containers. Please do not overload containers.
- The containers are for residents only. No commercial or construction dumping is allowed
- For large amounts of waste that cannot wait for the Area Cleanup, a bulk or green trailer can be rented.
- Do not put tires, oil, paint, batteries, propane tanks, 50-gallon drums, or any toxic waste or materials in the containers. Salt Lake Valley Landfill lists resources for recycling locations for these items.
- Do not park within 40 feet of the containers – please avoid parking on the street while containers are in place.
When Residents are Notified:
Residents will be notified four to six weeks in advance of the scheduled day.