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How fun, love that image!ReplyDelete
Lovely card, Gaylynn! Thanks so much for playing along with the Curtain Call!ReplyDelete
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This is so pretty I love stamped image in front of the die cut window
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Stunning card. Love all the colours that you have used.ReplyDelete
This is stunning! I adore the window scene and love how you added that owl in the tree stamp!ReplyDelete
I think this stamp is so beautiful! Your card is so serene.ReplyDelete
It's magical how you combined those widely differing stamps to make a cohesive card. I adore those owls!!!ReplyDelete
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Fantastic card! love those images together! Your coloring of the girl is done beautifully.ReplyDelete
I love this girl so much. You did a great job Gaylynn I love the window with the wee owls peeking out :)ReplyDelete
Oh wow, your bundled up girl is perfect!ReplyDelete
So pretty! Fantastic coloring of the girl! Thanks for joining us at the Curtain Call!ReplyDelete
Gaylynn, beautiful card! I love the soft colors and the lovely scene you created for your stamped image. Thank you for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
Love the little scene you created ... such a great cardReplyDelete
What a wonderful take on the colors of the challenge! I love the images you used and your coloring is beautiful! NJ!ReplyDelete
Oh my, this is just beautiful! Love the great colors you used and that image is fabulous!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card! Love the colors!ReplyDelete
Very cute scene--love the owls.ReplyDelete
Saw this on FB. So eye catching! Love it.ReplyDelete
Your coloring and shading is fantastic Gaylynn! I love this warm and cozy card. And the purple...oh yeah.ReplyDelete
Perfect for the Be Inspired Challenge, Gaylynn! Beautifully colored.ReplyDelete
Amazing card Gaylynn. Love the scene... perfect for the challenge. The coloring is amazing... also like the little birds and branch in the background. Thank you for playing along with us at the Curtain Call.ReplyDelete
Wow I love thisReplyDelete
Love this. This is such a cozy card. Awesomely colored.ReplyDelete
This gorgeous love the purple!!! Thanks for playing along with us this month!!!ReplyDelete
Love how you designed your card. The girl is one of my favorites! I love the scene you came up with. Great card!ReplyDelete
Love how you designed your card. The girl is one of my favorites! I love the scene you came up with. Great card!ReplyDelete


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You can use the rafflecopter or just go straight to the comments section with your guess. Up. To. You.
Clue: Naughty (maybe even a little vulgar) *winks*
My guess would be:
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Erm. Like, two consecutive words? F*** YOU! Or, nonconsecutive words? Like, vermin, and jacka**?
(I'm in a slightly volatile mood right now lol)
(also, can we guess more than once?)
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Wrote those already. Two consecutive words. They're related to one another. ;-)Delete
Ah... The End?ReplyDelete
First Edition?ReplyDelete
Hmmm.. Finally finished?ReplyDelete
I hate even writing this, but I am just gonna go for it. Kind of..... F*** Me? Maybe? Sorry for the almost, implied bad word....ReplyDelete
No worries, Jaime! You actually came close. Well, sort off in that region, but not necessarily a "bad" word. Think vulgar.ReplyDelete
Screw Me, maybe? My vulgarity is lacking... I know, I am a bore!Delete
Could it be screw me. I really didn't want to write this but I am just taking a guess. ThanksReplyDelete
It's a good guess actually. But think beyond just sex words or words with sexual connotations. :-)Delete
You dickhead or you douchebag?ReplyDelete
Great guess! But nope. Those I've written without feeling surprised about it. *laughs*Delete
Oh gods. This is hard. I really don't know many vulgar words. Ummm ... Undress Me? *face palm* That's the best guess I can come up with. -__-ReplyDelete
What about ass hole ...ummm I'm bad at this .....sh**t head ( sorry for bad wordsReplyDelete
Don't worry about it. Was prepared for it when I put the giveaway together. *laughs*Delete
So it's 2 consecutive words that are relative to each other and can be considered vulgar, but is far from a sex relative word? Right??...umm confused....is it like a slang word I believe they called them??ReplyDelete


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OK, that one is just stunning. Sharpness of the deer, nice colors in the background and softness of the grass. Beautiful, I say!!
A very different style of image and as Terri mentioned, a truly stunning one. Really nice exposure: bright subject and foreground and dark background. I only wonder if I would like it even more with more space above Bambi's head.
Beautiful, stunning photo...
I like this a lot. The sharpness and clarity are excellent.
I like this. Something worthy of a print I would say.


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The thread regarding a referendum and the 8th amendment got a lot of replies.
If there were to be a referendum to legalize to give people the right to choose an option of euthanasia in certain cases, terminally ill , what way would vote ?
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Yes in certain cases
I want to say yes but really worry that elderly people might feel they should choose it so they wouldn't be a 'burden'. If strict criteria were met its a very humane thing
Yes. A while ago I was ignorant to this topic. I genuinely believed people were kept comfortable and pain free in their last days. Sadly this isn't always possible. Of course by this stage you may well not be able to communicate your wishes which would be my fear. I think if faced with this I'd like to be able to choose, before it got too late.
Yes. But in ireland the legislation will never be drawn up ckearly enough. Never is.
Yes - strictly for terminally ill and ONLY for that individual to make decision.
Having seen several family members go through long painful drawn out deaths I'd vote yes. I think it's time for society to accept that if I'm dying and there is nothing that can be done, that I have the right to decide to end my life and when.
Needs to be water tight, strict guidelines which can never ever be abused.
Yes, although only once strict guidelines are followed. Unfortunately something like this is open to abuse and inevitable court cases.
Yes without a doubt.
Definitely yes
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I visited the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in NYC this weekend. I was awed to see the excellent way that phylogenetic relationships were represented in the museum exhibits and especially in the Halls of Saurischian and Ornithischian Dinosaurs (take the virtual tour here). The museum biologists and designers did an incredible job at making cladistics accessible, by draping the phylogeny of vertebrates across the floorplan of the entire fourth floor, which lets the visitor walk evolutionary branches - stopping at the nodes to learn about evolutionary novelties. I spent nearly 30 minutes looking at pterosaurs, a group that includes pterodactyls and which, long before birds, were the first vertebrates to evolve flight.
In the Spectrum of Life, the massive evolutionary tree spanning a wall in the Hall of Biodiversity, one bright bird caught my eye. I knew I'd seen it before - and not in the wild. I figured it out looking at some of last year's photos. It is/was a scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber, that I previously saw in La Sebastiana, Pablo Neruda's second home, now a museum (though not of natural history), in Valparaiso, Chile. So, AMNH, there you go, helping yet another biologist draw curiously odd conclusions. Below, La Sebastiana's ibis, on display in a plastic bubble in Neruda's old living room.
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- The death without direct heirs of Duke John William in 1609 led to serious complications in which almost all the states of Europe were concerned; however, by the treaty of Xanten in 1614, Cleves passed to the elector of Brandenburg, being afterwards incorporated with the electorate by the great elector, Frederick William.
- Even the great fortress of Castra Vetera (Xanten) was starved.
- The northern one was the valley of the Meuse and that of the Rhine to a point just south of Bonn: the southern was the rest of the Rhine valley to Switzerland_ Each district was garrisoned at first by four, later by fewer legions, which were disposed at various times in some of the following fortresses: Vetera (Xanten), Novaesium (Neuss), Bonne (Bonn), Moguntiacum (Mainz), Argentorate (Strassburg) and Vindonissa (Windisch in Switzerland).
- Otto gained a victory near Xanten, which was followed by the surrender of the fortresses held by his brother's adherents in Saxony, but the rebels, joined by Eberhard of Franconia and Archbishop Frederick of Mainz continued the struggle, and Giselbert of Lorraine transferred his allegiance to Louis IV., king of France.
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- 1119, by Norbert (born at Xanten, on the Lower Rhine, c. 1080) at Premontre, a secluded marshy valley in the forest of Coucy in the diocese of Laon.
- Dutch troops marched to assist the elector of Brandenburg and Spanish ones came to aid the count palatine, but through the intervention of England and France peace was made and the treaty of Xanten was signed in November 1614.


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...two boys ain't much good and three boys is no good 'tal!" That was the saying from my grandfather, passed down to my father and then to me. I've seen it proven out countless times; but one case really showed it clearly.
I'd stopped by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office one winter afternoon and was having a chat with one of the deputies when he took a call. After a few minutes it was apparent that the call was going to come to me, and not be a quick one, so I got ready to take some notes. Notes turned out to be not enough and I ended up at the home of a very upset mother, taking a statement that would end up being about five pages long.
Though the statement gave me lots of information, there were few actionable facts carried within it. We can safely say that there was a bunch of boys--young men really--running amok. The only thing I had to make a case on was that they had shot a deer, out of season, with a .22 rimfire rifle, only injuring it; then chased it down and stabbed it to death. This made them so happy that they did it again a couple days later.
I had two things going for me when I started doing the investigation: Most of the boys involved were all trying to get into the Marine Corp and I knew the father of one of the boys; he would bring his son to me--dragging him if necessary.
My interview with the young man didn't go all that well as he lied to me, and gave me an inaccurate written statement. When I took his father outside and explained what a false written statement meant, he went back inside and had a chat with his son. He then asked me to go take a better statement. That one was more like the truth.
Before I went any further, I called the Marine recruiter and asked him--hypothetically, of course--what would happen to a prospect who was charged with some serious game violations. Of course, no one could enter the Corp with criminal charges hanging over his head, and a criminal conviction would destroy the chance of a career in the Marines. In the course of our conversation, he told me that he had a small school in which almost every boy in the senior class was planning to enter the Marine Corp. He was a dismayed sergeant when I called him the next day and asked him to help me clear up the matter with nearly all the boys from that senior class. He made a couple phone calls and we set up a series of interviews with the boys. They couldn't wait to get their tickets, get them settled and then settle matters with their recruiter.
Before I started meeting with the boys, I had an arrangement set up with my captain who was a colonel in the NY Army National Guard. She understood the situation the boys were in and agreed to settle them administratively--something rarely done with fish and wildlife cases--so that they could continue with their military plans. I ended up charging five of the boys, if I recall correctly. We settled the matter quite quickly for penalties ranging from $200 to $500 dollars each, and I lost track of it after that.
Several months later, my wife and I were having dinner at a local pizza shop when a familiar looking lady approached me. I soon recognized that she was the mother of one of my characters and stepmother of another one. She quietly placed two pictures on the table in front of me and said "I thought you'd like to know that they came out all right." They were graduation pictures from Marine Corps boot camp. They had made it. I'd like to think that all the young men have now grown out of their nonsense and have been equally successful.
My rambling, ruminations and an occasional rant. Sometimes political, sometimes philosophical, sometimes theological...sometimes they'll defy classification... I've realized that the Game Warden Files has become the tail wagging the dog and is occupying most of the space. I'll continue until I run of stories that I think might be interesting. If you like the Game Warden Files let me know. Eventually, I'd like to have someone help me put those thoughts into better format.
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Went here more because my husband was interested (it didn't involve shopping) but it was really interesting! Felt like we were the only ones here which was great! But the historical aspect was very interesting and you could get caught up in the Doges Palace for quite some time!
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I used the same framing die for my 2nd card today, trimming it away around the outer edges:
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WOW all three of these are really beautiful Lin, your mojo is definitely back!!ReplyDelete
These cards are all fabulous! I love the heart frame die you are using and I agree, Valentines are just fun to make and give!ReplyDelete
Your cards are beautiful!!
lovely cards, Lin - love your ideas for using that die - one of my favorites!ReplyDelete
Oh, my goodness, I love them ALL, Lin but that last one stole my heart! Gorgeous work, my friend! ♥ReplyDelete
OMGosh, love all of your cards! I especially love the last one, so so pretty, well done.
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Three fab cards, Lin - great use of all the heart dies! Especially love the layered look on card three!!ReplyDelete
Oh Lin, these are ever so pretty! I like them all but am especially fond of the last one!ReplyDelete
So glad your mojo had returned Lin. These are wonderful cards - may you make many more!
These are all absolutely wonderful! LOVE them all!!! New dies on my wish list after visiting you! (-: Hugs!ReplyDelete
Lin such a darling trio of Valentines. YOur recipients will be touched and thrilled.ReplyDelete
Ooh these are all so beautiful Lin! I love how you used that die in every way possible!ReplyDelete
I love making Valentines, too, so had to check out this post! Wonderful cards, Lin--the first one is just stunning!ReplyDelete


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On 21st February, the Court of Appeal rejected the application of Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan to enter into a civil partnership, by a narrow majority of two to one.
One might ask why the couple needed civil partnership in the first place, if marriage is available to them and carries near identical legal protections and status? Steinfeld and Keidan sought to close the anomaly whereby same-sex couples may enter either a marriage or civil partnership, yet mixed-sex couples may only choose marriage. The couple reject what they consider the 'sexist' and 'patriarchal' institution of marriage. They are said to represent thousands of couples who wish for an alternative to the trappings of traditional marriage.
In creating civil partnerships in 2004, the Labour government unwittingly created what campaigner and journalist Fiona Millar describes as 'a new, positive institution with a history, life and future of its own'. The couple believe that many of the 3 million mixed-sex couples cohabiting in this country may wish to benefit from the legal protections and status offered by civil partnership. A Change.org petition calling for civil partnerships to be open to all has now attracted over 72,000 signatures.
All of the Court of Appeal judges accepted the point of law raised by the couple. The judges agreed that unequal access to civil partnerships violates Article 14 (protection from discrimination) and Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
However where the judges disagreed was on how much time the government has to remedy the breach. Lord Justice Briggs and Lord Justice Beatson ruled that the government should have more time to remedy the breaches via legislation. They considered that the government now has a short window to consider the extension of civil partnerships to all, in order to keep in line with the European Convention on Human Rights. Lady Justice Arden, giving the minority judgement, considered the government has already run out of time.
So what is the next step in the civil partnership saga? Steinfeld and Keidan have taken some encouragement from the court's finding, and the pressure it puts on the government to take action. If government does not extend civil partnerships to mixed-sex couples, the couple are looking to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next movement on this contentious issue!


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What's your top tip for growing facial hair?Comedian Dave Gorman in 60 Seconds in METRO (19 March 2009)
Let it grow and see what happens. It always struck me as strange that in the animal kingdom all the best plumage goes to the male of the species and the females tend to look quite dull. Look at peacocks. Yet we seem to have done the opposite: men shave and women apply make-up. I don't understand why people think you choose to grow a beard, in reality it's those without facial hair who choose to shave.
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Bureau (/ˈbjʊəroʊ/ BEWR-roh) may refer to:
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The Bureau of the European Parliament is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff. It is composed of the President of the European Parliament along with all 14 Vice-Presidents and the five Quaestors (in a consultative capacity). They are elected for two and a half years (renewable term) with the President holding a casting vote. Elections are usually held at the start, and at the midpoint, of each Parliamentary term.
Columbia may refer to:
Columbia, also known as the Philip Haxall House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1817-1818, and is a two-story, three bay Federal style brick dwelling on a high basement. The entrance features an elliptical fanlight opening sheltered by a one-story Doric porch. It was added when the entrance was moved from the Lombardy Street side to the Grace Street side in 1924, when the building was expanded to house the T.C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond. It housed the School of Law from 1917 to 1954. After 1834, the house was the main academic building of Richmond College, which grew to become the present University of Richmond.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
TheColumbia is one of the first breeds of sheep developed in the United States. The product of USDA and university research, it was intended to be an improved breed specially built for the Western ranges of the country (where the majority of sheep raising takes place). Beginning in 1912 in Laramie, Wyoming, Lincoln rams were crossed with Rambouillet ewes. In 1918, the foundation flock was moved to the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho, for further refinement. Today's Columbia is a popular breed, with heavy, white fleeces and good growth characteristics. It is one of the larger breeds, and is often used for cross breeding in commercial western flocks.
Adult rams weigh between 275 and 400 lb (125 and 181 kg), while females weigh between 175 and 300 lb (79 and 136 kg). An average fleece from an ewe weighs from 10 to 16 lb (4.5 to 7.3 kg) with a yield of 45 to 55%. The staple length of the wool ranges from 3.5 to 5 in (8.9 to 12.7 cm). The wool is classified as medium wool with a spin count of 50s to 60s. The wool varies from 31.0 to 24.0 microns.
Bureau (/ˈbjʊəroʊ/ BEWR-roh) may refer to:
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Abstract: How does one determine God's will when considering a call to witness for God--locally or internationally? Müller said three questions were key: Was this God's work? Was this God's time? Are you the man or woman that God has chosen for this work at this time?
Prov. 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He SHALL direct your paths.
I am frequently written regarding calls for mission service, and how one determines whether one is called or not. Here are some thoughts on the subject:
George Müller used to ask the three following questions:
1. Is this God's work?
2. Is this God's time?
3. Are you the man/woman chosen for this work?
Most of us respond when we know it is God's work, but we don't always ask the other two questions, figuring the "call is in the need." This often brings on great problems.
Many respond if the first two are right, giving little consideration to the last question. Yet, the last is critically important for several reasons.
First, have we been prepared, or is God committed to preparing us? If you look at the lives of people like Hudson Taylor and George Müller, you find they were both prepared for what they did through incremental preparatory steps.
Taylor surrendered his life to God in a very definite way shortly after his conversion, and while offering to go wherever God wanted, he heard a very definite "Then go for Me to China." As a result he began reading books on the subject, began living very frugally, began doing mission service where he lived, and prepared with schooling, so that he could work for God over in China. Later he learned that his parents had dedicated him for mission service to China at his birth.
From the time the clear call came, the conviction NEVER left him. Looking back at the variety of things that came together, he could easily say that not only was it God's work, but it was apparently God's time, and that he had been chosen. I am sure this gave him confidence when he was working during the frightening days of his early mission service when the bullets were flying into his rented dwelling.
Second we must consider the fact that someone else may have already been prepared for the service under consideration, and that our accepting it, would prevent them from honoring God's call. So there would be the double sin of not only accepting something we have not been chosen and prepared for, but also preventing someone else from responding.
I believe Müller was wise when he suggested these three questions, and we should find ways to ponder them.
When it comes to making major decisions, I have a friend who devotes a day to pondering these kinds of questions--actually decisions of less consequence as well, in her desire to only do God's will, and spends the day fasting and praying and pondering. She also asks others to pray for her. She always gets direction in that way.
The good part, is that when we are seriously seeking to hear and do God's will, He leads us correctly. In her case, one of her desires was to get through a private university without ANY debt--something vitally important when it comes to working for God in mission service. God helped her to do just that!!!! God is good!
Here is a link where you can read her testimony on seeking to know and do God's will:
Fasting and Praying for Wisdom
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A lifelong Batley resident who was born in the town during World War One has celebrated her 100th birthday.
Nellie Ashton marked the milestone with family and friends at Lydgate Lodge care home, where mayor of Kirklees Coun Paul Kane also dropped by to congratulate her.
The centenarian, who helped out on the home's reception desk when she first moved there five years ago, received a birthday card from the Queen and staff threw a party in her honour.
Nellie and her twin brother were born in Batley in 1916, and were part of a large family with three older brothers and two sisters.
She attended the parish school and later worked as a cook at Burrows Mill before marrying her husband Clifford and raising their daughters, Glennis and June.
Later in life, the keen animal lover became a fundraiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind, and she still enjoys spending time with her eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
"Everyone here at Lydgate Lodge had a great time celebrating Nellie's 100th birthday.
"We were particularly excited to welcome the mayor and Nellie enjoyed spending time with her family.
"There is always something going on at the home but all the residents love a birthday party!
"Nellie is a real character and is really popular here with both staff and other residents.
" She used to enjoy sitting at the reception desk welcoming visitors and helping out," said Lydgate Lodge manager Bev Hanson.
Coun Kane, who is also a dedicated charity supporter, enjoyed chatting to Nellie about their shared interest in fundraising for dogs charities.
"We are already looking forward to making arrangements for Nellie's 101st birthday!" added Bev.
During the year of Nellie's birth, the British army carried out the first successful blood transfusion using stored blood, the country of Poland was created and the infamous Battle of the Somme was fought. In Montana, USA, the largest change in temperature in a single day was recorded - from 44 degrees to minus 56 degrees in 24 hours.


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With the National Weather Service predicting wind chills as low as 20 below zero today, people have to take precautions.
"Definitely people who have lung problems and other chronic illnesses must be careful," said Darcy Thorne, emergency services nursing coordinator at Somerset Hospital. "The elderly and infants as well because they have difficulty in regulating body temperature. They should stay indoors. If you do have to go out in the cold, dress in layers and be sure to drink plenty of fluids. Cover your face and ears."
Holly Beckner, Salvation Army service center director, said if people are running low on home heating fuel they can contact the organization to find out if they are eligible for heating programs.
"Please check on your elderly neighbors," she said. "They may not know about the heating programs availability so please be sure they know. Also, if you can, offer to run errands for them when it is this cold so they don't have to go out."


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Looking Out the Window: Laura Hilton Introduces The Second Chance Brides Collection and Her Novella, Married By Mistake
A Warm Welcome to Laura V. Hilton
Laura will give away a print copy of Second Chance Brides (USA only). To enter to win leave a comment below and an email address.
Laura's an award-winning, sought-after author with almost twenty Amish, contemporary, and historical romances. When she's not writing, she reviews books for her blogs, and writes devotionals for blog posts for Seriously Write and Putting on the New.
Laura and her pastor-husband have five children and a hyper dog named Skye. They currently live in Arkansas. One son is in the U.S. Coast Guard. She is a pastor's wife, and homeschools her two youngest children.
When she's not writing, Laura enjoys reading, and visiting lighthouses and waterfalls. Her favorite season is winter, her favorite holiday is Christmas.
Hi Laura, Lots of writers enjoy reading as children. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read?
Yes, yes, yes. I read everthing I could get my hands on, including cereal boxes, grocery store ads, anything. Reading was a need. I was the type who went to the library and came home with a stack of books.
Let's talk about your writing. Why do you write?
I write because that is what God called me to do. I always wanted to be a writer.
Tell us about your latest book.
Married by Mistake is a novella in Second Chance Brides Romance Collection with eight other talented authors. The blurb for the collection is: Hope for Happy Endings Is Renewed in Nine Historical Romances
Meet nine women from history spanning from 1776 to 1944 feel the sting of having lost out on love. Can their hope for experiencing romance again be renewed?
Love in the Crossfire by Lauralee Bliss - Trenton, New Jersey, 1776
Gretchen Hanson watched her beau go off to war and never return. She soon falls for an enemy scout who stumbles upon her farm. If Jake is discovered, it could mean death for them all. Will Gretchen let go of love or stand strong?
Daughter of Orion by Ramona K. Cecil - New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1859
Whaling widow, Matilda Daggett, vows to never again give her heart to a seaman. But when debt drives her to masquerade as a cabin boy on a whaling ship, a young harpooner threatens both her vow and her heart.
The Substitute Husband and the Unexpected Bride by Pamela Griffin - Washington Territory, 1864
Cecily McGiver, a mail-order bride, arrives in the rugged Washington Territory shocked to find herself without a husband—that is until Garrett, a widower, offers to take the position. Can the challenges that face them lead to love?
The Prickly Pear Bride by Pam Hillman - Little Prickly Pear Creek, Montana Territory, 1884
Shepherdess Evelyn Arnold left her intended at the altar so he could marry the woman he really loved. Dubbed Miss Prickly Pear, Evelyn is resigned to a loveless life and the ridicule of her neighbors. When Cole Rawlins sweeps her out of a raging river, she realizes even a prickly pear can find love.
The Widow of St. Charles Avenue by Grace Hitchcock - New Orleans, 1895
Colette Olivier, a young widow who married out of obligation, finds herself at the end of her mourning period and besieged with suitors out for her inheritance. With her pick of any man, she is drawn to an unlikely choice.
Married by Mistake by Laura V. Hilton - Mackinac Island, 1902
When a plan to pose for advertising goes awry, Thomas Hale and Bessie O'Hara find themselves legally married. Now Bessie and Thomas must decide whether to continue the charade or walk away. Either choice could ruin them if the truth gets out.
Fanned Embers by Angela Breidenbach - Bitterroot Mountains, Montana/Idaho border, 1910
Stranded in the treacherous railroad camp after her husband's murder, Juliana Hayes has no desire to marry a ruffian like Lukas Filips. Can she release prejudice to love again? Or will they even survive the fiery Pacific Northwest disaster to find out?
From a Distance by Amber Stockton - Breckenridge, Colorado, 1925
Financial Manager Trevor Fox sets out to find a lady to love him and not his money, then meets and falls for an average girl only to discover she'd deceived him to protect her heart after he unknowingly rejects her.
What the Heart Sees by Liz Tolsma - Hartford, Wisconsin, 1944
American Miriam Bradford is shocked to see Paul Albrecht, her summer fling from Germany in 1939, escorted into church as a POW. Can they rekindle their romance amid the overwhelming objections of almost everyone in town–including her father?
What inspired you to write this particular book? I was asked by my agent to join in a historical collection and I always wanted to get into one of Barbour Books collections so I agreed. When trying to come up with an idea, this one came to mind and it sounded fun.
Do you have to juggle writing with a job, family responsibilities or other obligations? How do you balance it? I have five children and my husband is a pastor. I also homeschool. I survive on lists, but have had to learn to be flexible because my planned day can change with a single phone call.
Are you a plotter or a pantzer? I am very much a punster. But with a lot of prayer, God always comes through and it always amazes me how He manages to tie it all together.
Does your faith affect your writing? How? Oh, yes. My faith is very much a part of my writing and there is always a strong faith message and sometimes even the plan of salvation included.
Do you put yourself in your books? No, I haven't. I don't need to be in my stories. I'm content to be the one God uses to write them.
What are you working on right now? I'm writing a proposal for a potential Amish series my agent wants to pitch.
Learn more about Laura
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - Prompted by a stock drop following news that one of its largest clients - General Motors - had put its media buying account up for bid, Interpublic vowed Tuesday to defend the business but said the financial impact would be small should it lose out.
"We firmly believe that we can mount a successful defense, as we did on the recent review of the GM European media buying assignment," said Interpublic Chief Executive Michael Roth in a news release.
"Given the concern that the announcement of the U.S. review has created in the financial markets, it bears mention that the revenue associated with the assignment in question represents less than one percent of our global revenue," he said.
Shares of Interpublic IPG, -0.40% lost another 2.1 percent to close at $11.67 on top of a 5 percent drop in the previous session. News of the review of GM's GM, +0.91% $2.8 billion media account - which will pit Interpublic agencies against a unit of French holding company Publicis PUB, +0.88% -- first broke late Friday, prompting the Monday slide in the stock price. See full story.
Interpublic's financial condition and liquidity remain strong, Roth added.
Just how strong could take a while to come clear: On Friday, the company said it will miss the March 31 deadline for filing its 2004 financial statements, citing "material weaknesses in internal control." See full story.


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Study to Assess the Safety Tolerability and Efficacy of Tipifarnib Plus Bortezomib in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Brief description of study
This is one of the first studies of combination of Zarnestra plus Velcade in man. A primary objective of the study is therefore to assess the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of Zarnestra plus Velcade in patients with AML. New treatments for patients that are untreatable with intensive chemotherapy aged de novo AML patients or post-relapse AML are urgently required since, at present, many of the drugs used for second line therapy are the same as those used for first induction and response rates are much lower. - The following evidence suggests that Velcade plus Zarnestra can be an attractive therapeutic combination for: AML patients. - Affymetrix gene profiling data showed expression of NFkB1 in all of 5 myeloid cell lines cell lines tested and 35% of over 250 patient samples ( data generated in collaboration with Sergio Ferrari and Pier Paolo Piccaluga unpublished results, our Institute and University of Modena,Italy) - Preclinical evidence showed that AML cells in suspension culture were prevented to develop de novo drug resistance and mediated drug resistance. In Part B additional patients with AML will be treated to further characterize the tolerability,biological effects, and clinical efficacy of the combination Velcade plus Zarnestra. Patients on treatment for AML will undergo regular bone marrow aspirates and biopsies to assess responses to treatment. This will facilitate frequent assessment of biological endpoints (reduction in expression and phosphorylation of IKKb kinase, and downstream markers of signalling along with apoptosis, survival, proliferation and cellular size and ploidy) will be made in an attempt to confirm that the desired biological activity has been achieved at the maximum tolerated dose.
Clinical Study Identifier: NCT00510939


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The following email was forwarded a couple of times and made its way to our tip line:
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:03 PM
To: (redacted)
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Saturday's Columbia County YR Gubernatorial Debate
I have now contacted you twice regarding your violation of the Georgia YR's rules in not inviting all qualified Republican candidates for the gubernatorial debate in Evans this Saturday. I expressed to you yesterday that I was calling for the purpose of trying to remedy the matter and make sure that you were aware that you are in violation of both the YR and GOP rules and principles; and you acted both unprofessional and discourteous by hanging up on me both times. Your assistant reported to my staff that you were not inviting me because of Ms. Handel's decision to not appear at your debate if I did so.
Since you have heretofore not contacted my Campaign to let us know that you are extending an invitation to my Campaign to participate, as you are required to do per the Georgia YR constitution cited below, I am sending this email to you to instruct you what you are to do to remedy this problem immediately. I am no longer asking politely; I am giving you instructions. If you do not follow them, I will instruct our Campaign to file the necessary charges against you to have you removed from office and/or censured.
Contact my Campaign scheduling assistant, Jennie Jones, either via email at [email protected] or via telephone at 404.916.9252 not later than 5:00pm on Friday 7 May 2010 to invite me to participate in the Evans debate on Saturday. If you call and get no answer, leave a voicemail inviting me to participate and providing whatever information the other candidates have received who are participating. Nothing less will be acceptable.
It is my hope that you will do that which both honours our rules and our principles as fellow Republicans. This is your last opportunity to respond correctly.
Ray McBerry
Republican for Governor 2010


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She was so eager to start the joining process, she snuggled up on the couch with pleading eyes that said: 'I don't have to go to bed for another half an hour, please can you show me'. With my own eyelids extremely heavy, I showed her once, and away she was, and we got to enjoy her natter while she was busy.
I chose the ridge way of joining, as to me that's the easiest to teach and understand.
The colour choice is all hers with her using a bright green to join, as her quilt has a bright green in it. Although rather repititious, she has learnt to start each square now by herself, change colours and even the no-three-chain-turn for starting a new round! I am just wishing I had given her a bigger hook (she used a 4.0mm) so the squares would be a bit bigger!
This morning she was very happy to sit in the back of the car on the way to school, with it tucked under her arm, and she completed the second row of joining. As much as I am tempted to finish it for her, I know I will be in trouble for doing it, and I am not even allowed to make a fleece backing for it. She is determined to make one big granny square for the back.
I will just have to wait till 3pm pick up (reminds me, I had better put it back in the car!) and I can see what will happen after school seeing its friday, and no homework required!
It makes me have happy thoughts, that she will look back in years to come and see a project that she completed, with new skills, nearly all by herself.
Wishing you all a great relaxing weekend. One planned for this household!


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Our new year seven students have been enjoying their first lessons of Mandarin Chinese.
The school is taking part in the prestigious Mandarin Excellence Programme. We are one of a small number of schools in the country selected to deliver this exciting programme.
Not only is Mandarin the most widely spoken language in the world but the importance of Mandarin as a business language has increased substantially in recent years. Initial feedback from students has been really positive and they have said that they have found it fun, different, not as complicated as they thought it might have been and that they have enjoyed learning how to write the characters.
Students will continue to study Mandarin in year eight with an expectation that they will continue to study at GCSE level.


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This BOLD Trailer Of Lipstick Under My Burkha Will Leave You Smirking At The CBFC!
The trailer of one of the most controversial films is finally out! We are talking about Alankrita Shrivastava's Lipstick Under My Burkha.
The film had earlier ran into a massive roadblock a few months ago with the Central Board of Film Certification, denying to certify the film.
The CBFC had deemed the film unfit for release by giving out this statement - "The story is lady oriented, their fantasy above life. There are contagious sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society."
The makers then appealed to the FCAT (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal) and finally managed to get an approval for its release.
Check out the 'bold' trailer here...
Lipstick Under My Burkha is the story of four women who have no qualms about their sexuality and know how to tame, explore and enjoy their desires. The trailer is filled with sassy dialogues and eyebrow raising punches and lot of steamy scenes.
Earlier while talking at the film's trailer launch event, the film's presenter Ekta Kapoor was quoted as saying, "When I went to watch it, I thought it would be pretentious, very arty... But after I saw it, I felt it was a stark entertaining film. It was right there, staring me in the face and I never had a more honest conversation with myself then I had after watching the film.
We are so scared to feel, that now it is our second nature to be shy about our sexual fantasies and sexual desires. The film stared at me and asked me a question. As a producer you have made financial decision but it's time that as a woman you made a decision from your heart and I did that."
Lipstick Under My Burkha stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkana Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles. The film is slated to release on 21st July.


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An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.


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I must admit I'm borrowing the idea for this post from fellow Patheos blogger, Steve Austin's powerful post…
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I'm woefully familiar with the suicide battle. I've struggled with suicidal ideations & a near attempt in 1999. A close consideration in 2004. A close call in 2014. Basically, all of my adult life I've struggled on and off with some form of depression: the regular kind, post traumatic stress disorder, P.M.D.D. and two bouts of postpartum depression. As of today, I'm 8 weeks out from having a newborn, wading through some form of Baby Blues praying it doesn't evolve into another heavy round of postpartum, but is likely more a symptom of situational life stress.
A lot of my struggles with mental illness issues come directly from childhood trauma that bled into teen trauma, that bled into college trauma, that bled into marriage, life & situational traumas. Some of my own doing…divorce, addiction and such. For those of us whose family of origin has rarely given us a break to catch our breath it can be extremely difficult to stabilize mentally while juggling ongoing family trauma which creates major situational life stress on top of the oppressive blanket of depression in whatever iteration it's currently taking. Basically, you might want to die every other year or so. And that's where I've been hovering since I was about 16. I'm 39.
In 1999, the family trauma had gotten to me. I was struggling with depression. I'd began therapy just a year before where we had unpacked the trauma of my childhood. It was eye-opening. Where I'd previously defended it I was now facing how severe my abuse had been and how dysfunctional my family was. The weight over the course of that year was emotionally oppressive. I don't have enough time tonight to describe what that year was like to wade into but let's land on this : I was very depressed. I probably had zero serotonin. My mother was mentally ill and had taken a huge turn for the worse. We lived alone together when she began to emotionally taunt me. Again, very hard to describe that phase, but watching her break-down and ensuing confusion of how she took it out on me was excrutiating as well as deeply concerning to anyone I trusted with the information. I was planning to get married within the year, but had many conversations to find a way to get out of the home quicker for fear of my safety & emotional sanity. The combination was a bit much.
Later in therapy we made an official looking contract of what to do in crisis. Step 1 was to call Jean. That is still my step 1. She is my sister & my heart. She has talked me off a cliff many, many times.
That was 1999 & it's 2016. My list of what I would have missed would be a mile long. Since then I've married & divorced. I've given birth to 3 beautiful children. I invested more than a decade helping to build a ministry for black college students that I'm extremely proud of. I've built an endless number of beautiful relationships in that time which remain priceless and treasured.
What I will share that I've learned in these past 17 years since that fateful night is that each time I've wanted to die, I truly believed –in that moment– there was nothing left for me on this earth and that I'd never again feel anything more that utter misery. Each time I've not attempted suicide when considered, I was relieved to later find I felt hope, or love, joy or even peace. Or the moments when I knew there was more for specifically me, Grace Sandra to do on God's shiny blue marble. I try to cling to those memories, over & over again. I cling to my faith in the most desperate moments. Maybe perhaps because God's presence has never felt so clear.
I'm no expert on this, truly I'm not. I'm just a broken chick whose had to face suicidal ideations over & over & over & over & over & over & over & over & over & over & over & over again. And each time –many days later– I'm glad that I haven't given in to those particular demons. Sometimes it seems as if they'll never leave me alone. Perhaps.
God's grace has been big & wide on my life. And I've leaned in hard on this issue. For those of you facing this same struggle, I pray you will cling as I have, to The One who brings hope.


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Lika is the most notable example of a periphery and also the most problematic region in Croatia. This work represents research into the region's demographic development under the conditions of Croatia's polarized development up to the beginning of the 1990s and the wartime and postwar events during the last intercensus period. The spatial scheme of analysis adheres to the sub regions and contemporary local government units. The results show that Lika and all of its sub-regions were beset by demographic devastation already during the 1980s. In the current period, it is characterized by extremely inauspicious demographic features, which seriously brings into question the possibility of revitalizing this region.
Lika; periphery; regional development; demographic development; migration balance; natural population trends; depopulation
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Self esteem. Everyone has it, but some seem to have better self esteem than others. Why is this?
Self esteem is based on our beliefs about ourselves, beliefs that are often held at a deeply subconscious level, controlling our conscious thoughts and actions without question. Early experiences, emotionally charged or repetitive comments from others build these beliefs, but hypnotherapy offers the opportunity to confront and change these beliefs, replacing them with thoughts and ideas that allow a healthy self esteem to emerge.
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I admit I got obsessed with royal/deep/electric or any shade of dark blue shoes after seeing these divine heels on Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City"
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Monday, January 17, 2011
I'll Always be Catching Up
So here we have my React! order, this is all three versions of the Give 7" and only two copies of the Betrayed 7", I ordered three but I got two copies of white. So I'll need to pick up a copy on black, as well as a copy of Time & Pressure on black I'm still missing for the same reason. All in all this came out pretty cool, just a bummer about the no black again.
So I bid on this on eBay and ended up loosing. This was put up by Patrick of Reaper I believe, a few days after it ended Patrick sent me a second chance offer, luck was on my side. So I quickly accepted the offer, and here it is. If you haven't figured it out this it the Test of All My Sons out of 20. There was also a rejected test press that I did not win, and went for less than this. So I'll try and email Patrick and see if I can pick that one up at some point.
Pretty cool Chung King rip for the cover, defiantly quality work by Reaper as usual. Big score.
So this was a plant error. I guess 6131 ordered the second press of Backtrack's 7" and the plant accidentally printed some of Swamp Thing's 7" with Backtrack's labels, using the Swamp Thing plates instead of Backtracks. It looks like that's what happened. This is out of only 40 and there's still more of them over in their store, so pick it up while you still can.
So I picked this one up from Willem over at Records With History and Future a while ago and I have to say, I can't be happier to have this one. Not only is it the first copy I have of the self-titled 7", but it's also maybe the rarest I think. This is the pre-order cover, numbered out of 100, and I got it for a great price I think.
So this one I picked up while in Litiz, PA doing training for my job. I went to CI Records as I was ansy to do something and I wanted to find a record store. Though the store is more on the metal side of hardcore, I was able to find this Far From Breaking 7". I wasn't totally sure about this one, I knew the band was youth crew style but I couldn't remember if I had ever heard the band. The fact that it was on Youngblood swayed me to get it. I was right, this is a great band, looking forward to picking up more of their wax.
This was another record I was bummed I didn't pre order. This Chain of Strength compilation came out really well. I picked these up at this show from Mindset.
This is the rarest version on clear and the most common on black, I still need to pick up the version on green one day.
I picked these both up from eBay and for relatively cheap, I'm not a big fan of Right Idea, just trying to get a more complete React set really. Pretty awesome how they look, as you would expect from the label. One thing I will say is that I would like to see Aram vary the pressing on releases, it seems like every release is getting pretty much the same run of color variations. Now that he's putting out even more records, it just becomes like too standard.
I was glad I got this, I picked it up from The Effort's big cartel store. This is the rarest copy of the second press from Seasick, only out of 60. Another pre order I slept on.
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Mozambique: IMF decision is critical
The IMF was in Mozambique last week to decide its role in the future of Mozambique. Last year the IMF loaned the country $286m as investors retreated in the face of plunging commodity prices.
The fate of Mozambique hangs in the balance and the decision really could go either way. But how did the darling of SSA (Sub Saharan Africa) fall from such spectacular heights?
Until very recently Mozambique was the star performer in SSA, with growth averaging above 7% per annum for almost a decade. An incredible growth story driven by mining and oil and gas exploration, a diverse commodity base and a stalwart aluminium smelter mega project (Mozal), attracted global names such as BHP Billiton, Vale and Rio Tinto to name a few and energy companies including Sasol, Anadarko, Eni and the electricity hungry South Africa's Eskom.
Despite poor infrastructure, a railway that was destroyed in the war and ports that required dredging and building, investment continued to flow into Mozambique's extractive industries and all the while the sidelined opposition, Renamo, cried "foul play."
However in 2015 the commodity cycle finally turned…..
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o a rapidly weakening currency
o very little foreign currency available
o More than one billion US dollars of undisclosed debt
o Donor funding cut
o IMF funding cut
o Double digit inflation
o Increased Renamo mobilisation
o Refugees fleeing
o And social and political strife
What does this mean for the mining and oil and gas sectors?
There are certainly easier countries in which to mine in SSA, with attractive reserves, better infrastructure and far less turmoil – Tanzania, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana and Uganda come to mind. But the appeal of Mozambique remains – abundant resources, a +3000km coastline supporting West to East corridors and a resilient albeit impoverished population.
Yet Mozambique is at a crossroads – the socioeconomic and political will either improve soon or become a lot worse…
And the catalysts are the following:
1. Commodity prices
2. IMF support
3. Donor support
2. and 3. depending on government's cooperation in respect of the undeclared loans, transparency and an agreed fiscal and economic roadmap for the future.
Good sense tell us that everything is going to be okay, but good sense has been wrong before.
Assuming that the IMF meeting has a positive outcome, then Mozambique should realise increased foreign direct investment into its extractive sectors. Oil prices are increasing and are now at around $46/bbl, a far cry from previous highs but at least it's going in the right direction. The coking coal sector should be depressed for another decade owing to surplus steel stocks, but Mozambique also has niche commodities including tantalum, graphite and bauxite.
If however the IMF refuses to finance the Mozambique government, then Mozambique will begin to experience severe capital flight and we suspect that it would be years, perhaps more than two decades before these deposits are developed.
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It all started years ago! Our first Bacopa studies
When I became the Director of Research at the National University of Natural Medicine (then still the National College of Natural Medicine), one of the first clinical trials that I was involved with was for an herb called Bacopa monnieri. Bacopa had been used in Ayurvedic medicine for memory, but was not well studied. My colleague, Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, wanted to determine if it worked for mild cognitive impairment, otherwise known as slight dementia.
The trial was successful[1]. Bacopa increased learning and memory. It also decreased depression.
The data just adds up and up
Bacopa has shown up in my life multiple times since then. Almost every year, another clinical trial happens with Bacopa. The data keeps adding up – Bacopa is good for memory, whether people are young or old, trying concentrate on exams, or trying to remember where they put their car keys.
So how does Bacopa help your brain?
We're now starting to learn why Bacopa is so effective. Bacopa can help extend nerve endings[2].It also changes the balance of neurotransmitters, with effects on serotonin, dopamine, and acetylcholine[3]. Bacopa also reduces oxidative stress[4,5].
Can Bacopa help more than exam performance and finding your keys??
Now the historically used Bacopa is re-emerging as a potential drug for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease, and Schizophrenia[6]. Since it works well in the brain, it makes sense that it may effect brain related disease. From a Parkinson's perspective, research in 2014, showed that Bacopa reduced Lewy body formation in fruit flies[7]. True, a fruit fly is not a human. However, it's the first step to showing that Bacopa may have a significant effect in Parkinson's.
What's next for Bacopa?
Researchers are isolating active ingredients from Bacopa which can be turned into pharmaceuticals. While there's promise, it will take years to hit the market.
The beauty is, you can take the whole herb now. No need to wait. The brain-benefiting Bacopa can be part of your natural medicine cabinet. If you need help with focus, mental clarity, and memory, Bacopa should be on your radar.
- Calabrese C, Gregory WL, Leo M, Kraemer D, Bone K, Oken B. Effects of a StandardizedBacopa monnieri Extract on Cognitive Performance, Anxiety, and Depression in the Elderly: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2008;14(6):707-713. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0018.
- Rajan KE, Preethi J, Singh HK. Molecular and Functional Characterization of Bacopa monniera: A Retrospective Review.Evidence-based Complement Altern Med. 2015;2015. doi:10.1155/2015/945217.
- Aguiar S, Borowski T. Neuropharmacological review of the nootropic herb Bacopa monnieri.Rejuvenation Res. 2013;16(4):313-326. doi:10.1089/rej.2013.1431.
- Simpson T, Pase M, Stough C. Bacopa monnieri as an Antioxidant Therapy to Reduce Oxidative Stress in the Aging Brain.Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:615384. doi:10.1155/2015/615384.
- Nemetchek MD, Stierle AA, Stierle DB, Lurie DI. The Ayurvedic plant Bacopa monnieri inhibits inflammatory pathways in the brain.J Ethnopharmacol. 2017;197:92-100. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.073.
- Mathur D, Goyal K, Koul V, Anand A. The molecular links of re-emerging therapy: A review of evidence of Brahmi (Bacopa monniera).Front Pharmacol. 2016;7(MAR):1-15. doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00044.
- Siddique YH, Mujtaba SF, Faisal M, Jyoti S, Naz F. The effect of Bacopa monnieri leaf extract on dietary supplementation in transgenic Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease.Eur J Integr Med. 2014;6(5):571-580. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2014.05.007.


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Production in the morning shift at Autoeuropa, the Volkswagen unit at Palmela, near Lisbon, has resumed as normal, after a week-long stoppage, the company announced on Tuesday.
The factory interrupted production from 26 December, citing a break in the supply of pieces.
On that same day, the coordinator of the Works Council, Fernando Gonçalves, said that the interruption had happened at a difficult period due to the definition of hours to assure production of the T-Roc model, after workers had approved a proposal for a strike on 2 and 3 February.
According to Gonçalves, a list of demands had been presented by the Works Council that will subsequently be presented to management.
The new working hours imposed by management from February to July includes compulsory working on Saturdays, which the company says is necessary to meet the objective of producing 240,000 T-Roc vehicles this year.


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LEEDS RHINOS forward Stevie Ward laid a ghost to rest with a strong performance in the 40-30 win at Hull KR two days ago.
It was Ward's first appearance on the ground since suffering a season-ending dislocated shoulder there 22 months ago.
And Ward reckons the victory and his performance has helped put the biggest setback of his career behind him.
"It was good to get there and get a win," said the 21-year-old second-rower. "We know what happened last time I was there and that went through my head a bit before the game.
"When we went into the changing rooms I could remember a bit of a bad time in that changing room when the game was going on and I was in a bit of discomfort with my shoulder, so it was nice to go there and everything be all right and to have a good game and especially to come away with the two points.
"It was a big test, one of the biggest tests I've had as a player. The pace of it was really quick. Hull KR put some good kicks in and they were strong in the tackle. They went really well and I think they are going to really cause some damage this year, so it was good to get the win and to go home happy."
Rhinos scored the game's first and last tries, but in between had to twice come back from 14 points down. Ward reckons their fightback proves Leeds have lost none of the resilience and determination they have become known for over the past decade.
"We fixed things up on the run," he said. "When we know we are going wrong we need to sort that out straight away and it's lucky we've got some old heads in the team that can calm things down and steer us in the right direction."
The shoulder injury suffered at Craven Park in 2013 meant Ward had a disrupted pre-season last year and he made only 22 senior appearances. He has bulked up this winter and produced some eye-catching performances in Rhinos' trial games before his strong display two days ago.
"I am happy with it," he said of his performance in the opening league game. "It was a tough job to get through all those minutes, with the amount of workload we all had to do across the board.
"There was a lot of defending, but personally I am happy, especially it being the first game. Hopefully I can just kick on from now and put some more performances in and keep starting games as well."
Selection in the season-opener was recognition for the work Ward put in since training began last November.
"It has been a long pre-season," he recalled. "It's been 14 weeks we've been training solidly, with a few games, so to be there at the front when we've got the first game is good for me.
"Hopefully that will set me in good stead for the rest of the season. I want to be there for the rest of the year, so we'll see how we go and work on things in training and see what happens with that."
With just 22 more fixtures before the competition splits into Super-8s and Qualifiers, Ward said the key thing for Rhinos now is to maintain the momentum they built up in the second half of their opening league game.
"I thought we were good in the tackle," he said. "But it was the first game and Hull KR really caught us out with some of those kicks. We are really going to have to look at stuff like that in training, so we can defend that in the future."
Rhinos have a short turnaround to Friday's visit of Widnes, who hit back from 16-0 down – with only 12 men after Patrick Ah Van was sent off – to draw at home to Wigan Warriors last Thursday.
Rhinos' first home game of the year will be a big one for Ward, because of Chris Clarkson's presence in the Widnes ranks. Clarkson is on a season-long loan from Leeds and Ward said: "It will be interesting, with Chris being my housemate. He is still there, for half of the week.
"It will be exciting for Clarky to come up against us and have a bit of a battle. I think the night before the game we'll have to talk about it, but it'll all be in good spirits. Once the kick-off comes it will be a tough game and he's just another opponent."


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The Reality of Reality Tv
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Even though reality television may seem real to some, there are several controversies surrounding the fact that it might actually be scripted. This is just one of the major misconceptions of reality television. Millions of people are addicted to watching reality television every single day. It is even being said that these controversies, addiction, sense of voyeuristic nature, yearning for empowerment, and diversion instance could be the reason why an individual's viewing habits have changed ever since the creation of reality television. One of the biggest controversies surrounding reality television is if they are real or scripted? When Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was still competing on the hit television show "Dancing with the Stars", he stated on the wall of his Facebook page the following words; "The producers play games to get viewers and don't disclose the (voting) numbers. If they disclosed the numbers, it would be less of a game, but still suspect. If tomorrow they claim I'm in the bottom 2 dance teams, including viewer votes, I believe that's an outright lie." The next show, Wozniak did end up in the bottom two, but by then he recanted his post by calling himself a "heel" and a "loudmouth". He ended up apologizing for ever questioning the show. (Ventre, 2009) J. Rupert Thompson, a director and producer who includes "Big Brother" and "Fear Factor" listed amongst his many credits states "Certainly reality TV is a very manipulated format where the basis of it is that real people are put into an unreal situation. One could argue that it's scripted because the situation is created by the producers. What makes it so compelling is that you never know what a real person's reaction to an unreal situation will be. That's why you get REALITY3.
such great stuff on reality TV." Do viewers care if their supposed reality TV shows are artificially enhanced by producers and writers? According to Thompson, "I think there are both types out there. I think some demand credibility and others just want to be entertained. I think the educated viewer knows what reality TV is and what it has become."(Ventre, 2009) This is just one point of view from many regarding whether these types of shows are scripted or not scripted. There is a major difference between reality television and fictional television. It is the obsession of original personalities, situations, and problems. The writers and producers promise to depict reality, however the plots of reality based shows are somewhat influenced by the competitor's awareness of several cameras filming them all at once, the entire time. It is also influenced by the necessity for the producers to edit the original filmed footage to the length of the television show broadcast. Ganz-Blattler (2005, p7) argues that very little is left to chance in the world of reality television. Just like in fictional shows, location and cast members are carefully selected before the shooting of the very first pilot. There are two main differences to the formats. For one, the actors and actresses are not professional, they are merely everyday ordinary people who want to be filmed for television. This is a cheaper way for hiring people to be on a show, but it makes them a whole lot more difficult to be controlled. In most cases, the actors and actresses do not use an actual script. Still a common characteristic of reality television programs will always remain the same. They claim to provide the audience an "unmediated, voyeuristic, and yet often playful look into what might be called entertaining real" (Murray & Ouellette, 2009, p.5). So basically they are beating around the bush and there is no real way to get an answer as to whether it is actually scripted or not.
So, are they...
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Markey, C. N., & Markey, P. M. (2012, October). Emerging adults ' responses to a media presentation of idealized female beauty: An examination of cosmetic surgery in reality television.. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 1(4)(), 209-219.
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I can't believe we're down to the last few days of Camp NaNo. It feels like it was just June yesterday!! I guess time passes quickly when there's a deadline.
At this point in time it's a guessing game as to whether I'll finish or not. I'm very hopeful that I will finish, but we'll see.
My word count today (without writing) is 18,255. So with 5 days left (including today) that leaves me with 6,745 words to go.
Wish me luck!! This week was very successful, I think I wrote everyday this week except for one day. It's getting down to the wire, that's for sure!!
Every time I go through this program I get the same feeling when I get close to completing my goal. It's a feeling of nervousness. I'm nervous that after all of these days, I won't get to my goal. I'm nervous of what may happen if I don't finish. Not being a 'winner', as they call it, is somewhat terrifying in the world of writing. I'm also nervous of what will happen if I do finish. Is my book well-written enough to continue?
My words of encouragement this week to all of my fellow writers out there are: don't be afraid to win, or to lose. Just write, and find later what your outcome will be.
I wish you all the best of luck and good writing ideas!!
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As some of you may already know, the Tempe Ubuntu Hour that was scheduled to meet at Xtreme Bean every 4th Thursday had been canceled because there was no one to host it. Our previous host had moved to North Phoenix. Well, pavlos has accepted the mantle and will now be hosting the Tempe Ubuntu Hour on the 4th Thursday of each month effective immediately as well as the Tempe Ubuntu Hour on the 1st Thursday of each month. Both Ubuntu Hours will meet at the Xtreme Bean, 1707 E. Southern Ave. in Tempe. Come out and enjoy some time away from your very busy schedule. While the Ubuntu Hour is nominally a social get together designed for members to grab a cup of coffee or a soda and talk to other members and prospective members, inevitably the conversation turns to some project or problem that one person has and solutions are offered by others present. It is a chance to share your knowledge with others and possible pick up a solution to that computer problem that has been nagging you.
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