text: African traditional wedding dresses and African wedding reception dresses usually have straight or slight-line skirts with different lengths though more traditional ones include a top and wrap skirt. Some reach to the flow while others are short and in some instances, the wedding dresses are made with two-piece design and reveals part of the midriff. Other wedding dresses of this kind involve a skirt and top with the midriff covered. The skirts may also spread out at the bottom like a trumpet or have ruffles though they may not always have embellishments apart from the designs done with a contrasting colour print. Top styles may vary to include strapless, sleeveless, halters, long flared sleeves, and sweetheart necklines.


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Periodic State of the Elfyverse, January 2016 Edition
Folks, I haven't done this in a while, but I figured I'd give you a "state of the Elfyverse," which has grown to encompass all my writing and editing in addition to the ELFY saga.
Perhaps I'd best start there, though, as that makes sense.
The next book in the Elfyverse is actually going to be three books. For years, I've called it AN ELFY ABROAD, because it's a pun (Bruno's the Elfy, and Sarah's the "broad") as well as being absolutely true. Bruno is a stranger in a strange land, and he's going to visit the Troll Realm, he's going back to the Elfy Realm as a power (however uneasy he may be over it), and he and Sarah have many more adventures in the Human Realm (our Earth).
That much, I am positive about.
Everything else, however, is up for debate, as the book/trilogy is in the midst of a revision. But it is in progress, and I hope it'll be along in due course.
As for other stories in progress…
- There will be a fourth story in the Darkover universe if I have anything to say about it, featuring my judge character Fiona n'ha Gorsali as a young woman just taking up her judicial duties for the first time.
- I'm plotting out Cat's journey in "The Quest for Columba," a novella set in my husband's alternate history/fantasy universe from Cat the shapeshifter's perspective. (I figured Cat has a great deal to tell me, and he's probably been saving up the story for a long time. Why should his wife, Columba, get all the fun?)
- There is an Elfyverse prequel in the works called KEISHA'S VOW, which is about one-third completed. I hope to take that up after I'm done with "The Quest for Columba."
- There is a sequel in the works to my short story "Baseball, Werewolves, and Me," featuring my worldly-wise psychic Arletta James and her werewolf husband, Fergus.
- And, finally…I'm getting closer to turning CHANGING FACES in to my publisher, but that's still a few weeks away.
Now, why is all of this in development at roughly the same time?
Partly, it's because two of the stories were ongoing at the time of Michael's death in 2004 and I have refused to give them up.
Partly, it's because I knew there was more to Cat's story when trying to add touches to Michael's second Columba story, "Columba and the Crossing," and that turned into a much more lengthy endeavor. (Right now, that story will be published after I finish "The Quest for Columba.")
And partly, it's because I have more stories than even this — but those are the ones people know about, so I wanted to give some sort of update publicly even if publication for any or all of them is a while yet (except for CHANGING FACES, which will be out this year for sure).
So, in between finishing up an extensive edit and working on a few other edits besides, I'm working on my stories, little by little.
Well, that, and planning some book reviews, and writing a few blogs now and again, and trying to help my fellow writers and editors…
And playing my instruments, and writing a piece every great once in a while…
and talking with my friends and family, grabbing a bite to eat and some showers here and there, and sleep, glorious sleep…
You get the idea.
What are you up to, and how is your New Year going thus far?

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Apply online: Fill in the online structure on our site to apply for a VISA. Type your data into the online structure. You have to enter the specific individual data of the considerable number of individuals remembered for your application.
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- Clear passport pages as two pages required.
- Tourist EVisa required if you are traveling to India with the purpose of vacation
- Vaccinations are required for yellow fever if the traveler is showing up from an infected zone, many other things will also be recommended.
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Cara Delevingne loves getting matching tattoos with her "friends." Last night the model debuted the latest design she shares with Paris Jackson. The two women were each other's dates at an Oscars after-party Sunday night and looked amazing in coordinated outfits. Delevingne shared a photo of them linking arms and the model rocked a Ronald Vanderkemp tuxedo while Paris looked stunning in a white Monique Lhuillier gown. According to Page Six, they left the party together and were photographed settling into the car with smiles on their faces.
The 23-year-old musician showed off her tatted arms in the sleeveless dress and proudly shared the new matching red rose tattoo she shares with Delevingne. She chose to place the rose in between her sunflower tattoo and a piece inspired by her dad's "Dangerous" album artwork. Delevingne put her flower on her upper right arm.
The daughter of Michael Jackson and the famous model met in 2017 at the MTV VMA Awards and immediately hit it off. They reportedly traveled around London, Italy, and the Czech Republic together where Cara was filming and appeared to go public in 2018. The couple was spotted holding hands that year during fashion week and were photographed kissing while on a double date with Paris' godfather, Macaulay Culkin, and his girlfriend, Brenda Song. "There's no denying there's a spark,' a source told The Sun at the time. — Cara is quite enamored by the fact Paris is the daughter of one of her musical heroes." Things seemed to fizzle out but they may have reignited some sparks.
While Delevingne identifies as pansexual, Paris has said in the past that she doesn't feel like there is a label that fits her sexuality. "I don't feel like there is a label for my sexuality that fits. Labels in general, not just for sexuality but for everything, I think, are just ways for humans to make sense of the world, to be able to compartmentalize," Jackson told People.
As far as tattoos go, they both love getting ink. As noted by Page Six, Jackson's impressive ink collection includes more than 50 tattoos, and Delevingne has at least 20. It kind of seems like most of the model's rumored relationships involve a tattoo. Not only does Delevingne and her ex-girlfriend Ashley Benson have their initials tattooed on each other, last year in August she and Kaia Gerber got matching "SOLEMATES" tattoos on their feet. In 2014 the model also inscribed "DD" on her right hip with model Jourdan Dunn. She was even rumored to be planning a matching tattoo with Rihanna back in 2013.


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You may not have noticed it, but there's an article making its way around the internet entitled Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church by Rachel Held Evans, one of my favorite Christian writers. I don't think there's anything all that ground-breaking in the article, but a lot of the things she mentions are some of the very same reasons people convert to Paganism. I'm not a Millennial (these horns are 40 years old) but when I'm on the road I often end up hanging out with a lot of folks in their 20's and early 30's. They are my friends, peers, drinking-buddies, circle-mates, and everything in between.
I'm not going to pretend that I speak for Generation Y, but gods do I see them at festivals and read them on-line. I have no idea if Millennials make up a large percentage of Modern Paganism, but it sure feels like they do. I'm not a Pagan Proselytizer, people are free to believe whatever they want, but spirituality is changing and I think Paganism is well equipped to benefit from those ongoing changes. I've quoted a little bit of Evans's article with my responses below the quotes.
We want an end to the culture wars. We want a truce between science and faith. We want to be known for what we stand for, not what we are against.
There has never been a war between science and faith within Paganism, we've always been believers in truth. Heck, I'd say that science consistently proves many of the things I believe as a Pagan. One of the advantages that comes from being able to recognize myth as myth is that we don't go off half-cocked getting metaphors confused with actual history.
Generally I think it's easy to see what Pagans stand for. Go to any gathering and it'll hit you right in the nose, it's inclusion. Ideally we accept people of every race, size, shape, gender-identity, and age.
We want to ask questions that don't have predetermined answers.
It helps in that regard to not constantly have to reference a 2000 year old book. We live in the year 2013, what we do and practice reflects that reality. We can't recreate 100 BCE, and we are smart enough to realize that you can't solve everything by reading the words of a bunch of dead guys.
As Pagans we are open to all sorts of questions, and prefer to give answers that don't contain repression and denial of the self. I for one just want people to be happy, and if you get there through a different path than me that's completely fine. Live, love, and celebrate. If that's not a part of your Pagan practice you might be doing it wrong.
We want churches that emphasize an allegiance to the kingdom of God over an allegiance to a single political party or a single nation.
One of the things that Evangelicals don't seem to understand is that people are tired of obstacles separating them from other faith communities. I'm not a Buddhist, but I want to walk a religious path that validates the choices of my Buddhist friends. I don't walk with Jesus, but I'm fine with those that walk hand in hand with the hippy from the Galilee. People are tired of hearing how their friends are wrong, Paganism takes that antiquated rhetoric away. I'm not saying that everyone should roll the religion dice each morning (today I'm an Atheist Hellenic Thelemite!), but Paganism has never shut out wisdom, no matter where it comes from.
We want our LGBT friends to feel truly welcome in our faith communities.
I want my circle to look like the world around me, and I'm not alone. A Pagan world without LGBT folks is not a Pagan world.
We want to be challenged to live lives of holiness, not only when it comes to sex, but also when it comes to living simply, caring for the poor and oppressed, pursuing reconciliation, engaging in creation care and becoming peacemakers.
I don't want my life to be "holy," (I'm not a monk) what I want in this life is to seek the divine. I want to experience sex as a sacred and pleasurable act without any ridiculous outdated taboos. I want to live my life in a way that's for the betterment of everyone on this Earth. Since the divine lives within us all ("Thou Art Goddess" "Thou Art God") I want to do my best to treat everyone around me in a way that honors the sacred inside of them (even when it's hard to see).
Like every generation before ours and every generation after, deep down, we long for Jesus.
No, like every generation we long to touch the sacred. For centuries touching the sacred was limited to Jesus and his Dad, but those days are over with, and people are waking up to the many and varied sacred currents that are around us all. Some find that connection to the sacred within the Earth and the change of the seasons. Some of us find it in more personal deities, gods and goddesses that come to us without centuries of misguided close mindedness. (Give me Pan rutting around in the woods over a god that would kill an entire country's firstborn.) There will always be people who long for Jesus, and many good things (and some very bad) have been done in his name, but it's getting harder and harder to lock out the Divine Feminine. Jesus might be calling, but I think She is too.
I long for the day when the majority of Christians sit at the same table as the rest of us, comfortable in the knowledge that there are many roads that all lead to the same source*.
*Don't take that as a slight on Rachel Held Evans, she's gone out of her way the last couple of years to bring an understanding of other faiths to her readers. Heck, she even interviewed me once.


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Book Recommendations and Potluck on Thursday, Aug 15
Book Recommendations in the Order of Submission
- Marsha Winer: Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
- Marsha Winer: When the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
- Marsha Winer: Unfreedom of the Press by Mark Levin
- Nina Prays: This is My God by Herman Wouk
- Marilou Lieman: Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Dana Weinberg: To Catch a Traitor by D.B. Shuster
- Ellen Cantor: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
- Ellen Cantor: The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
- Ellen Cantor: 1984 by George Orwell
- Esther Abramowitz: The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
- Sue Reese: The Rent Collector by Camron White
- Sue Reese: The Newcomers, Helen Thorpe
- Ellen Sherman: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- Ellen Sherman: The Plot against America by Philip Roth
- Linda Heman:Dead Wake, The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, by Erik Larson.
- Gail Effros: Villa Air-Bel by Rosemary Sullivan
- Gale Schwartz : The Rabbi Finds Her Way by Robert Schoen
- Sharon Gross: The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese
Food Contributions
Hot and Cold Drinks: Nina
Marilou – marinated carrot salad
Marsha – chicken salad
Linda – pesto cheesecake appetizer
Carrie – salad
Sue – broccoli salad
Claire – cold soup
Rose – fruit salad
Gail – salad
Carole: macaroni salad
Joan : caprese salad
Sharon: rice salad
Bonnie: El pollo loco chicken, salsa, tortillas
Fran – dessert
Gerry – desserts
Sheila – fruit
Charlotte – dessert


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Convicted killer says angel, demon spoke to him; gets retrial
10/28/2015 12:32 pm PDT
Hemy Neuman's attorney says an angel resembling Olivia Newton John and a demon who looked like Barry White came to Hemy in a vision and ordered him to murder.
The Georgia Supreme Court reversed Hemy's conviction and he's now being retried.
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Since ancient times the wood-burning oven has been used to bake bread and other foods. Its origin is lost in time but leads us back to the origin of bread.
The only way to bake it was by means of a wood-burning oven.
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Alicia Reece to DNC chair Tom Perez: Include black women
Alicia Reece is joining a nationwide group of prominent African-American women leaders calling for a meeting with Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez to discuss the role black women play in the party.
The veteran state representative from Roselawn had a one-on-one chat with Perez on Thursday night before he headlined a fundraiser in Downtown, believed to be his first visit to Cincinnati since becoming DNC chairman in February.
"I asked him, 'Where do we fit in in this new national Democratic party? He didn't have an answer, but wants to follow up," Reece said.
DNC spokesman Michael Tyler told The Enquirer that Perez had a productive meeting with Reece, who is exploring a potential run for Congress.
"They discussed at length the DNC's new voter protection initiatives and how Democrats must do more to empower black women and make sure they have a seat at the table," Tyler said. "Rep. Reece expressed a desire to learn more about the DNC and to brainstorm about how she can assist the DNC in carrying out its mission, so Tom invited her to come by and visit with staff while she's in D.C. next week to continue that discussion."
Reece is scheduled to be in Washington to meet with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is recruiting and vetting candidates for 2018. She faces being term-limited out of the statehouse next year, and in recent months has been considering a run against Republican Steve Chabot in Ohio's 1st Congressional District.
PX: What's next step for veteran Cincinnati politician Alicia Reece?
Reece's discussion with Perez came two weeks after 31 African-American women wrote an open letter to Perez, expressing frustration over what the group said is a lack of a plan to strategically include black females in the national party.
Reece was not part of the letter, which was signed by The View co-host Star Jones, Ohio Congresswomen Marcia Fudge and Joyce Beatty and several education and political leaders.
"This February, in the DNC elections, we saw an increase in overall diversity within the officer ranks, but no increase in leadership representation of black women," according to the letter, originally posted on NBC News' website. "Since taking office, you have met with and listened to key constituencies. But you have yet to host a black women leaders convening."
The letter continued: "Organizing without the engagement of black women will prove to be a losing strategy, and there is much too much at stake for the Democratic Party to ignore black women."
Since taking over, Perez has added 10 African-American women to roles on the party's leadership, senior staff and caucus leadership teams, according to DNC records.
Perez spent Friday in Northeast Ohio, visiting Cleveland and Youngstown. While in the Mahoning Valley, the chairman met with black politicians and political leaders.
"This is something that is important to Tom and that is why he met with black women leaders in Ohio today to discuss how we rebuild the Democratic party and maintain an organizing presence in black communities 12 months a year," Tyler said. "Tom has said repeatedly that we've got to earn every vote and can't take a single voter for granted in order to elect Democrats up and down the ballot – and we'll be successful, because women are the backbone of our party."
Reece, 45, is hoping to take the next step in her nearly two-decade political career. The former Cincinnati vice mayor and city councilwoman has national political connections, having been a vice chair at the Democratic National Convention and developed a relationship with Hillary Clinton.
Reece has been meeting with ministers, Democratic leaders and voters across the 1st Congressional District, which covers western Hamilton County and all of Warren County. She met with the political director of well-known Washington, D.C.-based Emily's List PAC on Monday. The organization's mission is to "ignite change by getting pro-choice Democratic women elected."
Like any Democrat, Reece would face a major challenge running in a conservative district against an entrenched, big-name incumbent. Knowing that, Reece is spending time trying to gauge how much money and resources the party plans to put into the race. She plans to make a decision by Labor Day.
"Based on preliminary polling that I've seen, Donald Trump has not lost any of his base in Ohio," Reece said. "So whoever runs is going to have to get people who didn't come out to vote last time. We're not going to turn his voters to us. We have to expand our base."


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How We Met
It was July 3, 2015 and I was in Nashville, TN with two of my best friends for the Fourth of July weekend. We were at one our favorite country bars downtown and were seated at a high top table near the entryway of the second floor. I was dancing in my seat along to the band's music with my arms in the air (or one could say I was "fist-pumping"). Meanwhile, Robert had just entered the same bar and I immediately caught his eye. Me, unaware of his pursuit, continued to fist-pump. Robert then approached me and whispered in my ear, "Sweet dance moves, girl. Keep it up!" and continued walking right passed me. I was so mortified for some reason and slowly put my arms down.
Some time passed by and before Robert left the bar he returned to my table – according to him this was his "plan" all along and he felt he had successfully "planted the seed" and sparked my interest earlier (he was right).
We began chatting and hit it off instantly. We exchanged names and eventually numbers. I saved him in my phone as "Robert Nash" and he saved me as "New York Nashville" – clearly we were super serious about one another at the time. Our conversation was very short-lived and lasted 20 minutes or so. And that was the last time we saw one another while in Nashville.
We texted back and forth for the remainder of our trips and after returning to our respective homes, our conversations continued on (and obviously never ended). With endless hours of FaceTime, phone calls, and numerous flights, we formed an incredible relationship and friendship. And despite the 1,230 miles that separated us at the time, we fell in love!
how they asked
It was May 14, 2016 and we were in Ohio for Robert's family reunion. It was the first time I was meeting his mother's side of the family so she knew it would be a memorable day but little did I know what Robert had in store for us.
Let's back it up a bit… a few days earlier I was going to cancel my nail appointment but Robert insisted I keep it and "treat myself". Not that this was out of the ordinary but it eventually triggered the "he-is-going-to-propose" idea in my head while I sat at the nail salon. I felt it made perfect sense since it would be very hard to hide an engagement ring in our apartment especially since I work from home. We were traveling to his mother's house the next day so I believed the ring must be there. RIGHT?! Well once we arrived, I realized I was terribly wrong when his mom jokingly asked, "so when is the wedding?". She made comments like this often but I knew she wouldn't have done so if there truly was an engagement ring sitting in the room next door. So with that, the idea of a marriage proposal ended. What a silly idea I had.
Now back to the reunion two days later…
After dinner, Robert gathered his family around to thank everyone for attending – at least that is what I thought he was doing since he had mentioned on our way there that he planned to do this.
I was seated at the kitchen table, completely unaware of what was about to happen, and Robert stood next to me rambling on and on about family. Then he said, "I am so thankful for our family and so happy to see all of your faces here today. But there is one face that I want to see every day for the rest of my life." With that, he turned to me and dropped down to one knee. OH MY GOD! THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING! He presented me with a stunning sapphire engagement ring and asked me to be his wife. YAY!
I was balling at this point with lots and lots of happy tears. I could barely get words to come out of my mouth as I was so overjoyed. I shook my head up and down and finally said, "OF COURSE!" The easiest decision in life had just been made. We hugged and kissed and as he place the ring on my finger the family around us cheered and clapped. It was awesome! AHH, I'M MARRYING MY BEST FRIEND!
And although I thought a few days earlier that he may propose, I never saw this coming nor did I ever think it would have taken place at the family reunion. His mother had 100% thrown me off the track. But it was absolutely perfect, quite the wonderful surprise, and being surrounded by loved ones made the moment even more special!
Later on, I found out that Robert had asked my parents for my hand in marriage two weeks prior.


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Vote for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week
The Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week poll has returned, and now it's up to you to pick which athlete is the most deserving of this honor.
This week's nominees are...
Port Huron junior Emma Trombly: The outside hitter helped her volleyball team beat Lakeview with 21 kills and four blocks last Tuesday and then led the Big Reds in a 3-1 win over L'Anse Creuse, pitching in 20 kills and 20 digs to go with five blocks. She's averaging 10 kills per match and has over 160 kills so far this season.
Richmond senior Maddy Bean: The girls cross-country runner was the individual champion at the Old Skool Classic race Saturday at Wolcott Farm in Ray. Bean, who set the school record in the 5 kilometers with a time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds earlier this fall, has won all six meets the Blue Devils have attended.
Sandusky junior Delorrin Wedge: The fullback rushed six times for 190 yards and touchdowns of 79 and 56 yards, respectively, in the Redskins' 68-13 win over Capac in football. Wedge also returned a kickoff 99 yards for a score. He has 681 yards rushing through four games this season.
Imlay City junior Abby Thibodeau: The volleyball star played stellar defense in a 3-0 victory over Algonac on Thursday. She led with 26 digs and was a perfect 21 of 21 on serve-receive.
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Young Irish star Dean Kearney has emerged victorious at the first round of the 2009 Irish Prodrift Super Series in his Maxxis sponsored Nissan Onevia. The event which took place at Donnington Park in the UK featured over 30 competitors from both Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is the first series to bridge the water between both countries and if yesterday was anything to go by, we are in a very competitive year !
Full event coverage to follow.
- Paddy M
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Great event...cool track...well done.
Well done Horsebox!! in typical "Karnage" style u nail the track early on, then give urself some work by pushing a little harder and thrashing the car, fix it and take the win!! brilliant.
Best engine he ever had in his car, well done son, n hard luck gavin, heard it was a great battle, see yee @ round 2,
@ Paddy, lovin the photos again dude, top class work, from a top class photographer


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The Best Ever M&M Cookies Recipe
Brenda loves a sweet treat. If she's going to have dessert, she wants it to be a yummy homemade one like the one from this recipe!
These M&M Cookies Are My ABSOLUTE Favorite Cookies
Are you looking for the best-ever M&M cookies recipe? Well search no more! On this page, you will find what I consider the only recipe for M&M cookies because why would you mess with perfection once you've found it?
This, the original recipe from M&Ms, is perfect and can be adapted to suit different holidays simply by buying the appropriately colored M&M candies. In my home, we've enjoyed Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day and plain-old-everyday M&M cookies and loved them all, whatever the color.
In a sense they are about the absolute worst cookie I make...because when they are here, I just cannot leave them alone!
Picture of these M&M Cookies from my own kitchen.
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50 Cookies
- 1 cup of soft butter (it is critical that it be soft)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups regular all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 12 -ounce package of M&Ms (see my secret in the box near the end of the page)
- 3/4 c chopped nuts (optional see my note in the instructions)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy. It is critical that the butter be at room temperature in order to make this step work nicely.
- Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.
- The recipe says to STIR in M&Ms and nuts at this point. I always put the M&Ms right in the mixer. I suppose a couple might get broken but if they are it hasn't caused any serious issues and doing it this way is easy and fast. My boys have never taken nuts to school because of children with allergies and, as a result, have gotten used to their cookies without them. Therefore, we always skip the nuts. That's a matter of personal choice.
- Using teaspoons, drop cookies of about one heaping teaspoon onto your cookie sheets, making them about two inches apart. My cookie sheets need to be greased. Be aware that making these cookies too big causes them to spread out and become flat.
- Bake for between 10 and 13 minutes. I prefer mine cooked less rather than more. Another personal choice but don't overcook them.
- Cool on wire cookie racks.
- Enjoy!
M&Ms For Baking
M&M Valentine's Day Cookies
I am sorry for those of you for whom this recipe did not work. I have made them regularly for many, many years and others have made them successfully, too. They are our favorite cookie recipe and, as always, they were highly successful just yesterday.
Unfortunately, I cannot determine why your version of this recipe did not work out. Follow the recipe carefully, try not to over beat the butter and to keep your cookies small. We do find that making them bigger makes them flatter, which is the problem I hear about the most and I think if they are too soft, they would be more likely to spread.
© 2009 Treasures By Brenda
Lois on November 01, 2019:
Great recipe. Made it this evening because I had left over Halloween M&M's.
They are so yummy!
Edwin Alcantara from California on October 28, 2019:
Sounds yummy. I would like to give this a try.
Stefani on October 20, 2019:
Delicious! Used full sized candy and chocolate chips instead of nuts. Baked 12 Minutes, called a couple minutes on baking sheet and then on cooking rack. A keeper recipe!
Emmie on June 23, 2019:
I've made these cookies more times than I can count. I have the recipe memorized at this point. They've been to many parties and group events and people always love them! In my experience it's always 11minutes bake time—take them out as soon as the edges are golden!
Marko Dinitrov on January 06, 2019:
A delicious recipe! We made cookies, our children ate before we cleaned the kitchen :)
Diane on December 23, 2018:
I've been using this recipe of yours for 4 years. We add mini chocolate chips instead of nuts and it is flawless every time! How many does yours make? I think I get about 30 or so cookies usually.
Rain Phoenix on December 17, 2018:
It looks quite delicious.
Yummy, yummy
Kelly on December 07, 2018:
I thought these were really good! My family prefers a soft slightly chewy cookie and these were just that! It's a keeper
Doris on April 10, 2018:
Are they supposed to be soft after baking? I'm making some for my class but it's my first time making them. Asking to be safe.
Shizette on February 14, 2018:
These look awesome! Love the pink Valentines Day ideas!
Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on February 14, 2018:
Those cookies look deliciously good. Yummy! I would love to give them a try real soon. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Maria J. ANDRES on December 29, 2017:
OMG! At first I was not sure about the recipe. The original had more sugars and everything else. I went on a limb here and tried it anyway. Perfect cookie. Not to soft not to hard. Just perfect and without the added sugars. Thank you for sharing.
Abdul Haadi from Lahore, Pakistan. on November 27, 2017:
One of my favourite recipes!
Sonya on October 19, 2017:
These were very good!! Nice light buttery taste. Not too salty. I was looking at some other m&m cookie recipes and was not excited that they called for more salt than this one. A recommendation I read somewhere else was to put the dough in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes before baking and to put them on the cooling rack & not let them cool off on the cookie sheet. Doing these things would help to keep the cookies from flattening out so much.
Stepjanie on October 05, 2017:
Try this recipe with the girls they came out good
rose on November 18, 2015:
just made these cookies few minutes ago and theyre so delicious thank you!!!
Lynn Savitzky from New Jersey on August 27, 2015:
These look amazing and I need to bake them very soon.
Sherlyn Renu on August 25, 2015:
The best ever, as it says.. Thank you. Now everyone loves my cookies.
facetube on July 09, 2015:
Perfect combination with the afternoon tea. Great choice! Thanks for sharing!
facetube on July 08, 2015:
Those cookies are amazing. Especially in combination with yogurt or milk.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on April 29, 2015:
Thanks for your visit, Rachel and taking the time to comment. I love'm, too!
Rachel L Alba from Every Day Cooking and Baking on April 09, 2015:
I love these cookies. I buy them every other week for my grandchildren. Now I'm going to make them myself. Voted up.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on January 02, 2015:
WOW, the second time in one day, Holly. I trust you either a) had help eating them or b) were cooking for a the future or a crowd. Thanks for visiting!
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on January 02, 2015:
That's fabulous, ACooper. I cannot say how long we have been using this recipe, definitely a long time. Thanks for coming back.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on January 02, 2015:
They definitely are! Thank you for your visit.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on January 02, 2015:
You are very welcome. I am glad you enjoyed them -- they're definitely my favourite!
Holly on December 23, 2014:
These cookies are fantastic! Making them for the second time today.
ACooper on December 21, 2014:
these are seriously the best m&m cookies ever! I have been using this post/recipe for 4 years now! I also made cookie jar gifts one year with. So good!
beautyandthebeast on December 20, 2014:
looks yummy.
Deb on December 13, 2014:
Thank you for the perfect Christmas cookie! happy holidays
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on November 09, 2014:
Thank you so much for returning to share your results! It's definitely our favourite.
S on October 06, 2014:
I've used this recipe over and over again. It's my favorite by far. Tried and true.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on July 21, 2014:
@pentastarr: You are welcome. Now I'm hungry (again) for cookies!
pentastarr on June 08, 2014:
Thank You for this wonderful recipe..my butter is "softening" as I type!
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on June 08, 2014:
@RoadMonkey: We do, too...love the way you can change this cookie to make it holiday appropriate.
RoadMonkey on June 05, 2014:
I try to stay away from cookies but this recipe sounds yummy. Love the way it can be modified to suit Hallowe'en, Christmas and any other holiday!
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on May 23, 2014:
@PeggieL: Thanks for your visit, Peggie and the suggestion.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on May 23, 2014:
@mothering4Him: You are welcome. Leaving out the nuts is an easy way to accommodate people who cannot eat them.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on May 23, 2014:
@paulahite: Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing my lens. I appreciate it.
Fay Favored from USA on May 02, 2014:
Love these cookies. Could go for some about now.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on April 23, 2014:
@LauraHofman: You are welcome. We just had some with Easter-colored M&Ms and they were good, especially warm out of the oven.
Laura Hofman from Naperville, IL on April 20, 2014:
I haven't made M&M cookies in awhile...now my mouth is watering! Thank you for the recipe!
cocoloco256 on April 09, 2014:
Have you ever baked skittles in a cookie?
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on February 28, 2014:
@Hannah Writes: If they like cookies and they like M&Ms, they'll love these cookies. You just might, too, LOL!
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on February 24, 2014:
@thesatanrecords: I hope you were able to adjust this recipe to your dietary needs.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on February 18, 2014:
@ReshimiTheKitty: Bet your mom's cookies were good, too!
PeggieL on February 14, 2014:
Another way to take care of the "spreading out too much" problem is to use shortening, or half shortening/half butter. Cookies make with all butter will ALWAYS spread more than ones made with shortening.
mothering4Him on February 13, 2014:
This may be silly, but I read your comment about not putting nuts in your cookies in case another student (with allergies) in your children's class got a hold of one, and I was just so touched! Thank you for making my day by showing such compassion to others and sharing with us (and teaching your sweet children to love others)! :) God bless!
Paula Hite from Virginia on February 13, 2014:
Great Idea! Your lens has been featured on "Whats Cooking at Squidoo"s Google+ page. Come check it out!https://plus.google.com/106731555139009429707/post...
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on January 13, 2014:
@chinatea: If you try them, come back and let us know what you think!
Hannah Writes on December 24, 2013:
This looks like something my kids would enjoy!
The Satan Records from The Satan Records on December 10, 2013:
Delicious ! I'll have to try it.Unfortunately I can't eat regular flour so I'll have to try with something else :)
ReshimiTheKitty on December 04, 2013:
Mmm. . . That's the same exact way my mom and I used to make them, except they were flatter
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on October 13, 2013:
@quadria-molden: Thanks so much for your visits and your feedback. That's exactly the way they go in my house -- out of the oven ** POOF ** gone. Pecans sound like an interesting addition.
Mobley5 on October 01, 2013:
Great recipe. These are delicious!
quadria-molden on September 23, 2013:
I was looking for a good recipe for M&M cookies and came across this one. In my own words they are BANGING!!! I even added some chopped pecans to them and as quick as I can get them out of the oven they are gone. Thank you soo much for this recipe. I stored it in my database of recipes.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on September 16, 2013:
@anonymous: Thanks for the feedback, Monique. We all appreciate it. I was just wondering what Pumpkin Spice M&Ms would be like in them...
anonymous on September 15, 2013:
I have made this recipe before and the cookies are delicious. My one suggestion for those of you getting flat cookies is to refrigerate the dough for at least one hour before baking. I am making them today with Reese's Pieces!
anonymous on September 13, 2013:
Michelllle on September 10, 2013:
What a great idea to have one color for a holiday!
June Campbell from North Vancouver, BC, Canada on August 25, 2013:
Those cookies look so yummy!
Rose Jones on July 05, 2013:
Yummy and fun!
anonymous on June 30, 2013:
mine keep coming out thin, even with a teaspoon or less dropping
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on June 25, 2013:
@anonymous: Thank you, Kelly.
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on June 25, 2013:
@anonymous: Thank you very much for coming back and letting me know. We love'em, too!
anonymous on June 24, 2013:
OMGosh, I tried this recipe today and they are wonderful! And so easy to make! They really are the 'Best-Ever'!
Susan Hazelton from Summerfield, Florida on June 17, 2013:
I just love your recipe. I agree using full sized M&M's are the best.
anonymous on June 02, 2013:
Great recipe, thank you!
Kimberly Schimmel from Greensboro, NC on May 24, 2013:
You are right about smaller cookies turning out better. I find that to be true in general. It's hard to make really big cookies properly.
Mirrie from France on May 23, 2013:
I have never had M&M biscuits (cookies) - but I will definitely give this ago
DebMartin on May 07, 2013:
Okay. I'm hooked. And I appreciate that you don't scrimp on the M & M's
Takkhis on April 30, 2013:
Thanks for the recipe and these cookies pictures are very nice and they look yummy :)
chocochipchip on April 25, 2013:
My god! Want to try these so much! Thanks for sharing!
chocochipchip on April 25, 2013:
My god! Want to try these so much! Thanks for sharing!
mistaben on April 24, 2013:
These cookies look very delicious. Lovely ideas.
whats4dinner on April 16, 2013:
Hope to be able to bake one soon. Another great lens!
anonymous on March 27, 2013:
I just made these - some as teaspoonfuls and some as tablespoonfuls. Neither of them spread out at all and remained nice and plump. I'm not sure what problems the other bakers had, maybe their butter was too soft at the beginning?
anonymous on March 10, 2013:
yum cookies
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on March 04, 2013:
@anonymous: Thank you very much for your comments, Cindy. I will experiment with the greasing of the cookie sheets the next time I make these.
anonymous on March 03, 2013:
Cindy I just made these cookies. They turned out beautiful thank you sooooo much !!! Ps they were so easy.
anonymous on March 03, 2013:
Thank you for the yummy cookie recipe. I wounder if people put in too many m&ms if that makes a difference how their cookies turned out wrong . Maybe they greased their cookie sheets, I didn't. My cookies turned out beautiful. I was gonna put all of my 19 ozs of m&m in my cookies and my husband said she said only 12 ozs ! Their perfect thank you !!!!
Carpenter76 on March 02, 2013:
I love m&m's. At mac Donalds we have Mc Flurry icecream with m&m's that's so nice. Don't know if they serve that abroad?
anonymous on February 28, 2013:
@anonymous: The key to all cookie recipes (unless sugar cookies) I think is this, never use all butter or all margarine I always use 1 of each and let it soften by sitting at room temp, otherwise they get flat....
Alessandro Zamboni from Italy on February 26, 2013:
This is a fabulous recipe for M&M's lovers! I will give your lens web address to a dear friend who can't live without them! Double thumbs up!
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on February 25, 2013:
@anonymous: I'm sorry they didn't turn out, Jennifer and wish I could help! I know you said you followed the instructions exactly but just in case, the two things that I think would affect the taste would be if you did not use brown sugar and if you forgot the vanilla. Everytime we make these M&M cookies now, we try to understand where people could go wrong.
LocalImpact on February 24, 2013:
Thanks for the great recipe. I am going to have to try this one.
anonymous on February 22, 2013:
I made these cookies today and I followed the specs exactly as stated. My cookies looked fine, but the taste was not there. They tasted too buttery and not very sweet. I'm not sure what I did wrong for so many people to say they tasted great. My whole family did not like them. Sorry.
victoria91 lm on February 19, 2013:
What a great lens.
CatJGB on February 18, 2013:
Mmmm, I love a good m&m cookie and have promised my kids I'll make some for the odd school lunch box treat. Perfect time to come across this recipe!
aydensmom on February 16, 2013:
Wow. These look amazing. I have to try this recipe ASAP!
anonymous on February 15, 2013:
Great recipe! My cookies turned out great. The cook time was more like 8 minutes but that might just be my oven. I will make these again for sure!!!
anonymous on February 12, 2013:
@anonymous: The exact thing happened to me! I just made them and I've been watching them like a hawk. Around 7 min they were completely done and the thinnest things ever. I don't knon what went wrong.. I was so excited :(
Treasures By Brenda (author) from Canada on February 08, 2013:
@anonymous: I'm sorry that they did not work out for you.
anonymous on February 05, 2013:
I made these exactly according to the recipe and they were flat as a pancake and crispy.
Camp April on February 03, 2013:
I think there is a little cookie monster in us all! Love the photos but particularly enjoyed the fact that you added actual tips and not just a recited M&M recipe from the candy maker themselves. Well done
Fox Music on January 28, 2013:
Thank you for this Delicious Lens "The Best-Ever M&M Cookies Recipe"
artmarks on January 23, 2013:
I need to try this! M&M cookies!! Yumi!
PunkyMedic LM on January 19, 2013:
I'm an M&M collector. May I post your lens on mine?
English-lion on January 15, 2013:
Loved the tee shirts :-) I'm going to try this recipe!
rebeccasstore on January 10, 2013:
Oh super yum! Cookies are so easy to do with the kids!


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Pros: Clients are in control during massage
Groping. Lifting the sheet too many times. Massaging in sexual areas for extended periods of time.
These are a few of the accusations made by six people against former massage therapist Bryce D. Cioffi — all of whom came forward to sheriff's deputies after Cioffi's arrest went public Feb. 19.
In the Cioffi case, affidavits written by Marion County Sheriff's Office indicate that the alleged victims had varying experience with massages: some were first-timers while others had had as many as 60 massages. But all reported that something wasn't right.
Whether a first-timer or an experienced massage recipient, Salem area therapists contacted by the Statesman Journal say that clients should always remember that they are in control. A reputable massage begins with communication, and clients should feel they have the power to stop whenever they feel uncomfortable or have questions.
The Cioffi investigation began Feb. 14 when deputies received complaints from two people who alleged that Cioffi had touched them in areas that massage therapists are not trained to touch, and that he looked at their unclothed bodies.
At the time of the alleged incidents, Cioffi, 23, of Turner, was working as a private contractor and leasing space from This One's 4 You Salon Boutique.
He was charged with sex abuse and invasion of privacy. The sheriff's office said then that they thought there may be more people who could come forward.
Following his arrest, Cioffi lost his space at the salon and voluntarily surrendered his license to the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists. The board, which oversees licensing, received a complaint Feb. 13 from the Sheriff's Office that he was accused of kissing and "non-therapeutic" touching of a client on that day.
A board investigator interviewed Cioffi regarding the complaints from one client. He admitted to kissing the client and breathing on her neck, but denied allegations that he reached under draping or massaged her pelvic bone, according to the document of his surrendered license.
Bob Ruark, compliance manager for the state board, wrote in an email that there are currently 7,353 licensed massage therapists in Oregon. Ninety-nine percent practice without disciplinary action by the board.
The Board of Massage Therapists took disciplinary action against 23 licensed massage therapists in 2013, according to a report provided by Ruark. (Cases may have started in 2012 or earlier.) Of the 23 cases, three licenses were revoked and two were surrendered voluntarily. Five cases involved inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature, including oral sex and having intercourse on the massage table. Other disciplinary actions related to a variety of issues, including criminal histories, practicing with invalid licenses and failing to cooperate with audits by the board.
The 2013 report included 19 cases in which unlicensed therapists provided massage. The subjects on this list never received a license from the state and are not viewable on the board's website.
The board provides public access to license verification on its website. Searches can be made with a first name, last name, license number or city.
Six people talked to an investigating deputy in a matter of days after Cioffi's initial arrest, leading to 26 additional counts of sex abuse and 13 counts of invasion of privacy. He is scheduled for a court appearance on Wednesday.
One person, whose massage occurred in July 2013, alleged that Cioffi groped her and got really close to her private parts several times. It was her first massage, she told investigators, and she didn't know what to expect. She was not sure if his actions were common in a massage session, according to the affidavit.
Three local licensed massage therapists who work out of various salons with varying years of experience offered their expertise to anyone who is getting a massage for the first time.
While each therapist has a slightly different intake process and serves a different client base, they shared two common themes: communication is key, and if a client is uncomfortable, they shouldn't go any further.
Jennie Rummell has a salon on High Street SE in Salem and has been licensed since 2007. She said that when clients first come in, she spends a lot of time talking to them, figuring out what kind of massage they want and why.
"I am big on communication. If you don't tell me what you want, I don't know what you want," Rummell said. "It's your massage, you're paying for it. You should get what you want."
While most of her clients are regulars, Rummell said, she sees a few every week who are new to the experience. Rummell can sometimes tell by the way they look around the room and act a little wary. She encourages them to follow their gut, the same way she does.
"Every location is different, but if you're not feeling comfortable you shouldn't do it. If I have a gut feeling about someone, I don't schedule them," Rummell said.
Janelle Skalla is an independent contractor at Indulge Day Spa in Salem. She said she encounters misconceptions about massage with people who are unfamiliar. She takes the time to explain that it is meant to be therapeutic and relaxing, not sexual. When a client first comes in, she discusses all the body parts involved in the massage, "so there's no surprises," Skalla said.
She also tells people to undress exactly to their comfort level, and whatever part of the body that is not being worked on is covered by a drape. Communication is key, Skalla said. A person's comfort level in that environment should be an indicator of whether to continue.
Summer Bangert from LaLumiere Massage Boutique said that even if she sees someone every week for years, she discusses the details of the massage at every appointment. There is nothing assumed, she said.
Additionally, there are draping rules that must be followed: "Our hand stops where the sheet is drawn," Bangert said.
"If a new person is in a massage and something is uncomfortable, they should feel free to say, 'I want you to stop now. I want you to get out of the room. I'm getting up right now.' " she said. "If there is a question of 'Is this a normal part of the massage?' If it's uncomfortable, it's best to speak up."
Mark Cedarleaf has been practicing for 12 years in the Salem area and operates Cedarleaf Elite Massage. About 70 percent of his clients are new and 70 percent are also women. Clients should feel welcome to talk and ask questions. It's important to have a therapist that listens well and is communicative from the get-go, he said.
"Being a male therapist in a female world, if you will, it's necessary to share with each client that (they're) always in control," he said. "From the client's perspective, an important element for them to (understand) is that they're the ones in control."
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Creating content for the Internet often feels like shouting into the abyss. In putting yourself out there, you feel all at once very brave and intensely pathetic. "Do you like this infographic I designed?" "I would like a novelty book deal!"
More often than not, your cries are met with terrible silence. No appreciation, no anger, no reaction at all— just the bleak and overwhelming apathy of, say, your fellow redditors. But every so often, one man has the courage to face down the blackness. To boldly stare right back into the void and, with total conviction, declare:
Which brings us to my favorite twitter account du jour, @everyword.
The description of the twitter account is simple enough: "Twittering every word in the English language. Task will complete in 2013." At the time of this writing, @everyword has spat out 78, 627 alaphabetically-ordered single-word tweets, the most recent of which is "reducibility." At the rate of about two Tweets an hour, I assumed @everyword was run by a Twitter program. A digital Oliver Twist— or, perhaps more accurately, a twittering Wall-E.
Luckily my fears about an orphaned Twitter account were assuaged when I got in touch with software designer, occasional NYU professor, @everyword creator and all around smart guy Adam Parrish.
Parrish tells me @everyword began in November 2007, "Long before Twitter had gone "mainstream"," he points out. "There was a sense of infinite possibility around the platform, and it was easy enough to just take whatever random idea you had for interacting with the Twitter API and run with it." Parrish programmed a Python script, attached it to a word list, and @everyword was born.
"I thought it was kind of a hilarious idea, a reaction to/magnification of that omnipresent complaint about Twitter: that it's full of nothing but needlessly laconic, context-free noise. But I also had a poetic motivation, which was to see what happens when you take all of these words…and spread them out over time, inserting them at random into something that people read every day, like a Twitter feed. What would it be like to read something like that?"
A lot like having the word "rectus" inserted between the New York Times politics section and your ex-roommate Tweeting about mac and cheese, actually. While Parrish is "a little bit [bewildered]" at the 17,000 twitter followers he's garnered, he's quick to point out that's only a fifth of what @horse_ebooks has. "So there are still larger goals to shoot for. I'm coming for you, @horse_ebooks."
While I assumed that the regularity of @everyword's tweets was more likely evidence of a well-programmed twitter account than some Webster's-obsessed Howard Hughes character compulsively tweeting in a boarded-up Victorian-era mansion, not everyone shares my commitment to the mundane. Parrish tells me,
"A producer from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 called me about a possible piece/interview on the show; as soon as I mentioned that the [tweeting] process was automated, and I wasn't some bleary-eyed beardy obsessive hunkered over a keyboard and a Red Bull tweeting at all hours of the night, she promptly ended the call."
Now about that word list. Before I spoke to the man behind the @everywod curtain, I found one portion the account's claim rather hefty— every word in the English language? All of them? Even modern additions like "vlog" and "screensaver" and "bootylicious"? I had to ask him, what's his source for "every word in the English language?" An encyclopedia, a dictionary, what?
"Part of the idea behind @everyword is to show how weird the idea of a "canonical" list of English words is anyway. So maybe it's okay that I don't, uh, remember where I got that particular the word list. Somewhere super legitimate, though, for sure."
When you're faced with that kind of certainty and legitimacy, dear reader, there is only one thing left to say to the subject of your interview:


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U23 world champion Bjerg aiming for top result in Tour of California time trial
'I don't want to be the U23 champ that never did anything', says Hagens Berman's Dane
Development team Hagens Berman Axeon is making the most of its return to the Amgen Tour of California this year after a one-year absence, with sprinter Jasper Philipsen finishing sixth in the stage 1 bunch sprint and Sean Bennett claiming second on the stage 3 romp to Laguna Seca Raceway on Tuesday.
Now reigning under-23 time trial world champion Mikkel Bjerg is hoping to keep the momentum rolling with a top performance in Wednesday's 34.7km race against the clock in San Jose.
"I'm super-excited," Bjerg told Cyclingnews earlier this week. "It's been on my mind for the last couple of weeks now, just getting ready and getting my shape better and better every day. I feel pretty confident that I'll be able to put in a respectable performance."
For Bjerg, "respectable" doesn't come with a specific result attached. He told Cyclingnews he's more focused on continuing to improve.
"For me, it's mostly about the development," he said. "I don't want to be the under-23 world champion that never did anything after winning the title, so I've kind of just taken it step-by-step and tried to see if I could raise my level a bit for the season. With my hand injury, with the broken hand, it was a bit tough to come back, but I think I've found some really good shape and brought it here to California."
Bjerg broke his hand racing in Belgium at Nokere Koerse in mid-March and has only put in nine racing days since, but the 19-year-old, who still needs to wrap his hand before each race, said he's ready to take on his first WorldTour time trial, especially on a long course that is well-suited to his skills.
"I think the parcours suits me very well," he said. "It's a bit flatter than the world championships last year, and I've gained a couple of kilos, so I think that's perfectly fine. I saw some of the route in February. It's really close to the Specialized headquarters in Morgan Hill, so it's going to be really special to be riding a Specialized bike."
Aside from Wednesday's time trial, Bjerg said that over the rest of the week he plans to help his teammates achieve their own goals in California.
"I think we have some really good chances to prove ourselves, so hopefully we'll be able to get some good results," he said. "The team is wonderful. Everyone is doing everything they can to perform, and I think that's one of the reasons why we already have eight UCI victories this year, and even more that are non-UCI. So, yeah, I don't think we expected to already have eight wins this year, but the fact that we do means that we're super motivated to be here.
"I think the pressure is the lowest it's been all season because the race level here is so high. There are no expectations on us, so we can almost only deliver positive results here."
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All of this week's Weekly Wow! images can be seen in the slideshow on the NANPA homepage at nanpa.org.
The following Showcase images have been selected to appear on the NANPA home page for the week beginning Monday, November 2, 2020. To view all of the top 250 photographs from NANPA's 2020 Showcase competition, see the photo gallery on the NANPA website. The 2020 edition of Expressions contains all of the top 250 photos from the Showcase competition as well as interesting and insightful articles. Order your copy here!
Nick Kanakis, Timber Rattlesnake, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, Macro/Micro/All Other
Patrick Pevey, Yellowstone Wolf Pack, Yellowstone National Park, Mammals
Joyce Harman, Photo collage of solar and lunar eclipses, Tennessee and Virginia, Altered Reality
Dennis Fast Photography, Evening Drama on the Katmai National Park Coast., Katmai National Park, Alaska, Scapes
Jennifer Smith, A black bear fishes for salmon in a pool below a waterfall, SE Alaska, Mammals
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For information on how to set up the Mira Prism app for the first time - ie downloading and installing - please see the "Mira Prism app set up" article under Getting Started.
This article describes how to update your Mira Prism app via TestFlight, and also what to do if you experience an "app expired" event.
If your organization manages iPhone device(s) via a Mobile Device Management (MDM), please contact your IT administrator for any questions relating to updates to the application.
Updating the Mira Prism App
ITestflight is an Apple distribution platform which enables beta and non-consumer facing applications to be installed and downloaded to iOS devices.
The best way to manage Mira Prism app updates - and avoid app expiration events via Testflight - is to set Testflight on your iPhone to enable automatic updates.
1. Set Testflight to automatically update apps
The automatic update setting in Testflight is only available in Testflight 3.x . To be able to use Testflight 3.x, your iPhone must be running iOS 13 or higher.
Currently, all the compatible iPhone devices with the Mira Prism headset (regular sizes iPhone 7,8, and SE 2020) are able to update to iOS13 or higher.
For more info on how to check the software version on an iPhone.
For more info on how to update the software on an iPhone.
a. How to update Testflight on your iPhone is version 3.x
If your phone is on iOS13 or higher, your phone will be able to update to Testflight app to 3.x.
3.x was released in November 2020. As long as you have updated the Testflight app on your iPhone since then, you will be running this version.
To update Testflight, either:
- Find and update Testflight on the app store on your iPhone
- Or, use the camera on your iPhone to scan the following QR code. This will link to the Testflight app on the app store.
b. How to turn on automatic updates in Testflight
After installing TestFlight 3.x or later, open TestFlight and tap the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
Tap Automatic Updates, and Tap On.
2. Update Mira Prism App Manually
If you're unable to update the iPhone to iOS13 or higher to set automatic updates in Testflight, then you can still update the Mira Prism app. It will just require you to do it manually whenever there is a new release.
Open Testflight, and tap "update" next to the Prism Pro application.
How resolve an "App Expired" event
If the Mira Prism app is no longer accessible on your iPhone as it displays an "App Expired" notification upon launch, you should be able to open Testflight, and tap "Update" next to the Prism app to resolve this event.
If the Prism app does not display in Testflight, please use the camera on your iPhone to scan the QR code provided in the article above. This will launch the Prism app in Testflight, and enable you to re-install the application.


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Mudbugs focus on intensity, power play for stretch run
Things got a little chippy during this week's Shreveport Mudbugs practices on George's Pond at Hirsch Coliseum. Although captain Jay Feiwell, hampered by an injury, was reduced to a fan in the seats, he couldn't have been more pleased with the intensity displayed by his mates.
It's that time of the year.
"We're doing more battle drills in practicing – bringing out our competitiveness," Mudbugs forward Gueorgui Feduolov said.
The Mudbugs (24-18-8) are in Odessa to begin their penultimate road trip – a two-game set against the Jackalopes (Friday and Saturday at 7:11 p.m.) – and the final 10-game stretch of the regular season.
More:Full circle? Mudbugs prospect eyes history
Although a second straight North American Hockey League South Division title is out of reach (Amarillo clinched last week), the Mudbugs have a significant goal – the South's No. 2 seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Currently, Shreveport is one point behind the Lone Star Brahmas in the race for second place.
"It's huge," Mudbugs head coach Jason Campbell said. "You want to stay at home – a little more comfortable. And with the fan support we get, it would be great to have that behind us maybe going into a deciding game."
Odessa (18-29-2) sits in last place in the South, but has had success against the Mudbugs. The teams have split eight games so far this season
After the trip to Odessa, Shreveport plays six straight home games before heading to North Richland Hills, Texas, for a matchup with Lone Star on the final weekend of the regular-season.
"The intensity is picking up," Shreveport forward Matt Weber said. "It's a lot faster pace, more physical."
Shreveport spent hours on its power play in practice this week – for good reason. The Mudbugs are 0-10 with the man-advantage over the past three games and have converted just three of its past 39 chances overall.
"We want to make sure we're all on the same page again," said Campbell, whose squad's power play ranks 21st in the NAHL (14.4 percent) this season.
Weber says the team is still attempting to "piece a lot of things together in the stretch run.
"Special teams wins a lot more games this time of year," Weber said.
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The contribution of the IMF to the ongoing Ebola spread via its policies is entirely to be expected, if you understand the game. The IMF is owned and directed by the same forces who want to eliminate most of the people from the planet, beginning with the poor Africans, etc. Interestingly, Christine LaGarde mentions the contribution of the World Bank, which is another child of the same dark, manipulative forces. To this you can add the WHO and many others, presenting themselves as organisations with the interests of the public at heart, when quite the opposite is true.
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Been wiping out the WIP: self-striping socks thee past couple of days and I'm happy to report that this whole Regia yarn thing seems to be working! The only question now is which sock pattern(s) to rely on and whether these beauties can be knee-length socks–my only go-to sock style for the winter 🙂
I could have titled this post "Guns and Needles," as my dear, extended family was having a joy of a time target shooting in the background. I, however, was just knitting away in stockinette enjoying the super-quiet-sensory-deprivation of my green earplugs.


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Ricky Martin And Bad Bunny Joined Protestors In Puerto Rico Calling For Gov. Ricardo Rosselló To Step Down
Thousands of protestors were met with tear gas and rubber bullets, the New York Times reported, as they flooded the streets in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday night demanding that Gov. Ricardo Rosselló step down.
The protestors — including Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny, and Residente — made their way to Rosselló's official residence holding signs and chanting. According to CNN, Bad Bunny held a sign calling for Rosselló's resignation and Residente told the crowd: "This government has to begin respecting the people. We can't stop protesting."
Once the protestors made their way to the governor's residence, they were met with barricades set up by police in riot gear and, eventually, the police hit them with rubber bullets and tear gas, the Times reported. Wednesday's protest marked the fifth straight day of action from demonstrators demanding that the governor step down after years of frustration with the government's scandals and mismanagement. On July 13, the frustration came to a head when nearly 900 pages of profoundly homophobic and misogynistic messages between Rosselló and his inner circle were obtained and published by Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism. In response, Puerto Rican citizens began calling for him to step down. The governor refused, and the protests began.
"He needs to know that no one in Puerto Rico wants him," one protester yelled to the crowd on Wednesday, according to CNN.
The protests were matched across the country, with demonstrators flooding streets in Miami, Orlando, and New York City chanting: "Viva Puerto Rico libre," which translates to "Long live free Puerto Rico," the Associated Press reported. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who attended the march in New York City, told the AP that after years of corruption, these latest leaked messages are "the last straw and Puerto Ricans are standing up against it."
"I'm so numb from politics in America," Miranda told CNN. "But the people of Puerto Rico are numb and they are waking us all up. I'm going to have their backs."
The governor does not appear to be as moved by the people of Puerto Rico as Miranda is, though. He has consistently stated that he will not step down, a stance he repeated on Tuesday, moments after the police force fired tear gas into a crowd of protestors. "I have not committed any illegal or corrupt acts," he announced, according to CNN. "I committed inappropriate acts and have expressed regret for that."
Rosselló may not be stepping down any time soon, but his his political goals — including pushing for statehood for the U.S. commonwealth — will likely be put on hold after Puerto Rico's Justice Department issued summonses for everyone involved in the message scandal with the governor, according to the New York Times. All 11 people, including Rosselló himself along with his aides and Cabinet members, have been ordered to appear before department officials, a department official Mariana Cobian told CNN.
"I have never seen or heard of a transparent government," Vanessa Ruiz, a teacher in Puerto Rico told the New York Times. She was at the protests on the island on Wednesday — it was her first protest ever. "I haven't lived under a government that hasn't been corrupt. This is why we came."


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Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old system of health and healing. It takes into account ones constitution, determined in easy and simple ways. We talked with Certified Ayurveda Practitioner Megan Smith this morning. Megan studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and with Dr. Robert Svoboda and Dr. Vasant Lad. Megan clearly explained the 3 body types in Ayurveda and how understanding your type will help choose the best diet for you. One path does not fit all as she helps us to understand. This show is a nice introduction to the world of Ayurveda.
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The 6th International Conference Swimming Pool and Spa will continue the focus on health, safety and quality of swimming pools and spas. International scientists perform high quality research to further improve the health benefits of swimming and bathing, based on research topics that include novel and updated disinfection techniques, water- and air treatment, bather safety (chemical, microbiological, and physical), education and surveillance.
Elisabeth Holzhammer and Regina Sommer will participate in the conference.
Regina as a member of the Scientific Committee was substantially involved in the development of the scientific program.
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Temples of Angkor
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Sapa & Surrounds
Vietnam Northern Adventure
Varanasi & Allahabad
Allahabad Kumbh Mela
Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces
Elephant Racing
Lagi Fish Market
Angkor Thom East Gate, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Baphuon, Phimeanakas, Banteay Kdei, Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei, Sofitel Hotel
Baphuon - 11th Century
Set just behind the Elephant Terrace, Baphuon remains hidden in plain sight. This imposing temple hunkers down amongst the foliage and some how seems to stay out of sight for most visitors. In the early morning the only sounds came from parrots wheeling through the treetops and me swearing as i tripped over everything whilst sizing up this behemoth. Initially a Hindu shrine it became Buddhist after several hundreds of years.